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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 Town and Country Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Town and Country Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Town and Country Estates
- 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 Town and Country Estates:
- 31.021852, -84.888258
- 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 Town and Country Estates
- 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 Seminole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Since Town and Country Estates is near Miller County and also Early County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Early 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 Town and Country Estates
Communities Also Named Town and Country Estates ...
We found eight communities that are also named Town and Country Estates.
Within Georgia, the name Town and Country Estates is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pike County
- This Town and Country Estates is located in Pike County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Town and Country Estates.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Town and Country Estates is located in Pulaski County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Town and Country Estates.
- Ohio
- Clinton County
- This Town and Country Estates is located in Clinton County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the north of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Town and Country Estates.
- Gallia County
- This Town and Country Estates is located in Gallia County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the north northeast of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Town and Country Estates.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Town and Country Estates is located in Darlington County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Town and Country Estates.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Town and Country Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the north of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Town and Country Estates.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Town and Country Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Town and Country Estates.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Town and Country Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Town and Country Estates that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Town and Country Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Town and Country Estates ...
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.
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
- Hornsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsville is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsville
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Hope is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Neals Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neals Landing is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Landing
- Riverturn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverturn is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverturn
- Spooner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spooner is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Steam Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
How Far From Town and Country Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Town and Country Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Town and Country Estates and extending to:
- Donalsonville, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Town and Country Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Town and Country Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Town and Country Estates 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 Town and Country Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0219, Longitude: -84.8883 In this case, the coordinates for Town and Country Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.39 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.455 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.088 degrees. |
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