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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 Trudy Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trudy Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Trudy Estates:
    • 34.204823, -83.942960
    • 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 Trudy 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since Trudy Estates is near Forsyth County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Trudy Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trudy 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.

  • Flat Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Flat Creek is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Flowery Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Forest Park is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Gay Lan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
    • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hammer
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hammer is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
  • Hidden Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
  • Holiday Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
  • Lights Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lights Ferry is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
  • Misty Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Misty Cove is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Cove
  • Oscarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
  • Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Run is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Reed
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Reed is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Vista Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vista Brook is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook
    • Woodlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlake is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Trudy 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 Trudy Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Trudy Estates and extending to:

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Trudy Estates to Gainesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 501 miles [806.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trudy Estates) 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 Trudy 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 Trudy Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2048, Longitude: -83.9430       In this case, the coordinates for Trudy Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.009 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.461 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.00 degrees.