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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 Chattahoochee Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chattahoochee 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 Chattahoochee Heights:
- 33.968434, -84.397428<1>
- 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 Chattahoochee 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Since Chattahoochee Heights is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Chattahoochee Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chattahoochee 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.
- Boulder Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Chimney Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chimney Lakes is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
- Coldstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coldstream is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Crossgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crossgate is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Dunwoody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forest Brook is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
- Greyfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greyfield is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
- Heard Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heard Ferry is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
- Heartwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heartwood is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
- Heritage Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heritage Glen is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
- Hidden Branches
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jett Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jett Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ferry
- Lake Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake Colony is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
- Martins Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Mountain Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Oak Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Chase is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Chase
- Plantation Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plantation Place is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Place
- Redfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Sandy Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seven Springs is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Trailridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
- Waterfront
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waterfront is also located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront
How Far From Chattahoochee Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Chattahoochee Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Chattahoochee Heights and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Chattahoochee Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 531 miles [854.6 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Chattahoochee Heights: Decimal: 33.96843, -84.397428 DDMMSS: 33° 58' 6", -84° 23' 50" |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Chattahoochee Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chattahoochee 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 Chattahoochee Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9684, Longitude: -84.3974 In this case, the coordinates for Chattahoochee Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.268 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.725 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.237 degrees. |
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