Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tuxedo Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuxedo Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tuxedo 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 Tuxedo Estates:
  • 33.931491, -84.485764
  • 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 Tuxedo 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Since Tuxedo Estates is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Tuxedo Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuxedo 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.

• Chimney Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
• Crossgate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossgate is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
• Fair Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Farmstead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Farmstead is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmstead
• Greyfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greyfield is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
• Heard Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
• Heritage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heritage is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Indian Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Post Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
• Post River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Post River is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
• Power Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
• Rose Garden Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rose Garden Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Hills
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Shadowwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
  • Stonewall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stonewall is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Sun Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sun Valley is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Treetop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Treetop is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tuxedo Estates and extending to:

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Tuxedo Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'