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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 Bel Air Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bel Air Heights 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 Bel Air Heights:
- 33.982892, -83.430437
- 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 Bel Air Heights
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Bel Air Heights is near Jackson County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Bel Air Heights
Communities Also Named Bel Air Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Bel Air Heights.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Bel Air Heights.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Bel Air Heights in the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Richmond County
- This Bel Air Heights is located in Richmond County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bel Air Heights that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Bel Air Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Bel Air Heights lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bel Air Heights that is located in Clarke County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bel Air Heights ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Camelot is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherokee Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Elder
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elder is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Holly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Kingswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingswood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- McNutt Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
- Overlook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Quailwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quailwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
- Ramble Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
- Rebel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rebel Hill is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Hill
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rollingwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rushwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rushwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushwood
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Skyline Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Stonemill Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
- Tanglebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Windy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
How Far From Bel Air Heights 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 Bel Air Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bel Air Heights and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bel Air Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bel Air Heights) 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 Bel Air Heights 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 Bel Air Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9829, Longitude: -83.4304 In this case, the coordinates for Bel Air Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.702 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.075 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.855 degrees. |
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