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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Suffolk Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suffolk Downs and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Suffolk Downs:
- 33.599000, -84.592431
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Suffolk Downs
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Suffolk Downs is near Fayette County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Suffolk Downs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suffolk Downs ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bench Mark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bench Mark is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench Mark
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Big Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Christian Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corners
- Corn Creek Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Fireside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fireside is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
- Granada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granada is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Holly Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Brook is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Ponderosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stonewall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Tell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Suffolk Downs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Suffolk Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Suffolk Downs and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Suffolk Downs to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Suffolk Downs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Suffolk Downs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suffolk Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5990, Longitude: -84.5924 In this case, the coordinates for Suffolk Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.367 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.787 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.403 degrees. |
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