Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Suwanee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suwanee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Suwanee
- 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 Suwanee:
- 34.050650, -84.070010
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Suwanee
- 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Suwanee is near Forsyth County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Suwanee ...
We found two communities that share the name Suwanee.
Within Georgia, the name Suwanee is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suwanee ...
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.
- Carriage Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Gate
- Carriage Gate is located in Gwinnett County
- Carrols Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrols Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrols Crossing
- Carrols Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Centurion Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centurion Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Hills
- Centurion Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Deerwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Falconcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
- Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County
- Frontier Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Forest
- Frontier Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Gilberts Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
- Gilberts Ferry is located in Forsyth County
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Hunting Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Hunting Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Level Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Creek
- Level Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Maple Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Marsh Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Marsh Creek is located in Gwinnett County
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- Rogers Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ferry
- Rogers Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
- Rogers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Rogers Mill is located in Gwinnett County
- Settles Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settles Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settles Bridge
- Settles Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Shake Rag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Steeplechase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
- Sugar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <4>
- Sugar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Rogers Ferry
How Far From Suwanee 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 Suwanee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Suwanee and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Suwanee to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 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 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Suwanee: www.suwanee.com/
The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Suwanee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suwanee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0506, Longitude: -84.0700 In this case, the coordinates for Suwanee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Suwanee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Suwanee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.079 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.518 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.088 degrees. |