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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 Woodlawn Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlawn Acres 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 Woodlawn Acres:
- 33.580666, -84.265199
- 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 Woodlawn Acres
- 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Woodlawn Acres is near Henry County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Woodlawn Acres
Communities Also Named Woodlawn Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Woodlawn Acres.
Within Georgia, the name Woodlawn Acres is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Woodlawn Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodlawn Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Woodlawn Acres.
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Woodlawn Acres is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the west southwest of the Woodlawn Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Woodlawn Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlawn Acres ...
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.
- Cotton Indian Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cotton Indian Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Indian Creek
- Creek Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
- Dove Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dove Rest is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Rest
- Ellenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foxfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Foxfield is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hidden Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Homestead is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Katherine Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Springwood Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Springwood Valley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Valley
- Stokes Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stokes Crossing is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Crossing
- Sun Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunset Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
How Far From Woodlawn Acres 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 Woodlawn Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodlawn Acres and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Woodlawn Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 544 miles [875.5 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 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodlawn Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Woodlawn Acres 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 Woodlawn Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5807, Longitude: -84.2652 In this case, the coordinates for Woodlawn Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.174 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.563 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.279 degrees. |
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