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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 Chelsea Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chelsea 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 Chelsea Heights:
- 33.783439, -84.317146
- 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 Chelsea 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Chelsea Heights is near Fulton County and also Cobb 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Chelsea Heights
Communities Also Named Chelsea Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Chelsea Heights.
Within Georgia, the name Chelsea Heights is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Chelsea Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Chelsea Heights is located in Atlantic County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chelsea Heights that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Chelsea Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chelsea 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Comfort Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
- Copen Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
- Edwardsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Panthersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
- Peoplestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Snake Nation ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
- Summerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerhill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Vine City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vine City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
- Virginia Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
How Far From Chelsea Heights 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 Chelsea Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chelsea Heights and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Chelsea 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 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chelsea 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 Chelsea 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 Chelsea Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7834, Longitude: -84.3171 In this case, the coordinates for Chelsea Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.213 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.636 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.251 degrees. |
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