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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 Windhaven Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windhaven Plantation 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 Windhaven Plantation:
- 33.502890, -84.252421
- 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 Windhaven Plantation
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Windhaven Plantation is near Clayton County and also Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Windhaven Plantation
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windhaven Plantation ...
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.
- Bonanza
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Chimney Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Ridge is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
- Cotton Indian Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cotton Indian Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Indian Creek
- Creek Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
- Dove Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dove Rest is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Rest
- Emerald Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emerald Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Flakes Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flakes Crossing is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flakes Crossing
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hidden Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Katherine Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
- Lake Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Chase is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chase
- Lovejoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mayday is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Orchard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Red Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Springwood Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springwood Valley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Valley
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Tiffany Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tiffany Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Hills
How Far From Windhaven Plantation 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 Windhaven Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Windhaven Plantation and extending to:
- McDonough, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Windhaven Plantation to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windhaven Plantation) 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 Windhaven Plantation 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 Windhaven Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5029, Longitude: -84.2524 In this case, the coordinates for Windhaven Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.164 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.293 degrees. |
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