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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 Beulah Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beulah 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 Beulah Heights:
- 33.735107, -84.350759
- 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 Beulah 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Beulah Heights is near DeKalb County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Beulah Heights
Communities Also Named Beulah Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Beulah Heights.
Within Georgia, the name Beulah Heights is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Saline County
- This Beulah Heights is located in Saline County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Beulah Heights that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Beulah Heights.
- Kentucky
- McCreary County
- This Beulah Heights is located in McCreary County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the north of the Beulah Heights that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCreary County community of Beulah Heights.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Beulah Heights is located in Roanoke County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beulah Heights that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Beulah Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beulah 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.
- Cabbage Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Comfort Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
- Constitution
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Copen Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Peoplestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Roseland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Snake Nation ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
- Summerhill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Vine City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vine City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
- Virginia Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
How Far From Beulah 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 Beulah Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beulah Heights and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Beulah Heights 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 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Beulah 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 Beulah 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 Beulah Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7351, Longitude: -84.3508 In this case, the coordinates for Beulah Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.231 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.65 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.276 degrees. |
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