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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 Tunis Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tunis Trace 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 Tunis Trace:
- 33.416782, -84.416592
- 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 Tunis Trace
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Tunis Trace is near Clayton County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Tunis Trace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tunis Trace ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Deep Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
- Harp
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kingswood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marion is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Quail Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rest ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
How Far From Tunis Trace to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tunis Trace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tunis Trace and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Tunis Trace to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tunis Trace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tunis Trace 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 Tunis Trace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4168, Longitude: -84.4166 In this case, the coordinates for Tunis Trace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.256 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.633 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.377 degrees. |
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