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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 Vineyard Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vineyard Crossroads 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 Vineyard Crossroads:
    • 33.381228, -84.671320
    • 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 Vineyard Crossroads
  • 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 Coweta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
    • Since Vineyard Crossroads is near Fayette County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Vineyard Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vineyard Crossroads ...

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.

  • Clover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clover is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover Reach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clover Reach is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Reach
  • Cobblestone Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobblestone Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Creek
  • Edgewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Edgewater is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fetlock Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fetlock Meadows is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetlock Meadows
  • Fishers Bank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fishers Bank is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Bank
  • Golfview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Golfview is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
  • Graceland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Graceland is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
  • Greensway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Greensway is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensway
  • Longstreet
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Longstreet is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
  • Magnolia Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia Farms is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Farms
  • Major
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Major is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Meadow Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Run is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
    • Overlook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Overlook is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Peachtree City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Peachtree Walk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Peachtree Walk is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Walk
    • Peeks Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Peeks Crossing is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Crossing
    • Piney Knoll
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
    • Raymond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Raymond is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Ridgelake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ridgelake is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
    • Sawmill Trace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sawmill Trace is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Trace
    • Shake Rag
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Shake Rag is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
    • Shoal Creek Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shoal Creek Forest is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Forest
    • Spooner Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spooner Ridge is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Ridge
    • Spyglass Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Spyglass Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
    • Sweetwater Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sweetwater Oaks is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Oaks
    • Twigs Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Twigs Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twigs Corner
    • Whispering Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Windsong
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsong is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
    • Wisdom Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Wisdom Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Woods

How Far From Vineyard Crossroads 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 Vineyard Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Newnan, which is the Seat of Coweta County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Vineyard Crossroads to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vineyard Crossroads) 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 Vineyard Crossroads 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 Vineyard Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3812, Longitude: -84.6713       In this case, the coordinates for Vineyard Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.403 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.799 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.485 degrees.