Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ben Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ben Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ben Hill
- 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 Ben Hill:
- 33.690664, -84.511319
- 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 Ben Hill
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Ben Hill is near Douglas County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Cobb 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ben Hill ...
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.
- Boulder Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
- Boulder Park is located in Fulton County
- Brandy Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Chase
- Brandy Chase is located in Fulton County
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <2>
- Cooks Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
- Cooks Crossing is located in Fulton County
- Granada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Holly Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
- Holly Brook is located in Fulton County
- Jamestown Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Court
- Jamestown Court is located in Fulton County
- Knott ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Limetree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Malibu
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <2>
- Red Wing Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Wing Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
- Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Fulton County
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Tell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandtown ‑ Historic
How Far From Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ben Hill and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ben Hill to White House, with an average speed<4>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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ben Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Ben Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ben Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6907, Longitude: -84.5113 In this case, the coordinates for Ben Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ben Hill 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 312.323 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.75 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.349 degrees. |