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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 Battle Hill Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battle Hill Haven 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 Battle Hill Haven:
- 33.755940, -84.446040
- 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 Battle Hill Haven
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Battle Hill Haven is near Cobb County and also DeKalb 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 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 Battle Hill Haven
Curious and Interesting Names Near Battle Hill Haven ...
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.
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Boulder Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boulder Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
- Cabbage Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- De Foor Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
- Ellen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellen is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grove Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hills Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hills Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
- Knott ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Nelsons Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Peoplestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Rockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Roseland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Snake Nation ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
- Summerhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summerhill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Vine City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vine City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
How Far From Battle Hill Haven 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 Battle Hill Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Battle Hill Haven and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Battle Hill Haven to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Battle Hill Haven) 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 Battle Hill Haven 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 Battle Hill Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7559, Longitude: -84.4460 In this case, the coordinates for Battle Hill Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.288 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.718 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.308 degrees. |
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