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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 Wildwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wildwood 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 Wildwood Estates:
    • 32.493760, -83.693795
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wildwood Estates
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Wildwood Estates ...

We found six communities that share the name Wildwood Estates.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Wildwood Estates.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Henry County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Henry County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Wildwood Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Wildwood Estates.
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Wildwood Estates.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Wildwood Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,649 miles [2,653.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wildwood Estates.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Wildwood Estates is located in Prince William County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wildwood Estates that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Wildwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildwood 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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Houston County
  • Doublegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doublegate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
    • Doublegate is located in Houston County
  • Heard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
    • Heard is located in Houston County
  • Houston Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
    • Houston Lake is located in Houston County
  • Houston Lake Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Lake Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake Woods
    • Houston Lake Woods is located in Houston County
  • Kathleen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
    • Kathleen is located in Houston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <3>
  • Meadowdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
    • Meadowdale is located in Houston County
  • Pilgrim Rest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
    • Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
  • Sand Bed
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bed
    • Sand Bed is located in Houston County
  • Settlers Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
    • Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Houston County
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
  • Willow Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Willow Run is located in Houston County

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

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

  • Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Wildwood Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wildwood Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncountyga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wildwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wildwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4938, Longitude: -83.6938       In this case, the coordinates for Wildwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wildwood Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.794 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.972 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.32 degrees.




 

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