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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 Vestavia Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vestavia 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 Vestavia Estates:
    • 34.094543, -84.642990
    • 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 Vestavia 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Vestavia Estates is near Cobb County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Vestavia Estates

Communities Also Named Vestavia Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Vestavia Estates.

Within Georgia, the name Vestavia Estates is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone County
      • This Vestavia Estates is located in Limestone County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vestavia Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Vestavia Estates.
      • Madison County
      • This Vestavia Estates is located in Madison County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west northwest of the Vestavia Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Vestavia Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vestavia 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.

  • Cross Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Emerald Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Emerald Willows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Emerald Willows is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Willows
  • Heritage Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Place is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
  • Hickory Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • Hills-A-Rolling
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
  • Hunters Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters Cove is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
  • Indian Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Iron Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Iron Hill is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Island Mills Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Mills Ferry is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Mills Ferry
  • Kellogg Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kellogg Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Creek
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Plantation Walk
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
    • Shadowbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
    • Summer Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Summer Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Trace
    • Twin Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Twin Pines is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vestavia Estates and extending to:

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vestavia Estates to Canton, 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 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 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Vestavia Estates) 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 Vestavia 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 Vestavia Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0945, Longitude: -84.6430       In this case, the coordinates for Vestavia Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.418 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.916 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.304 degrees.