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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 City View Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to City View Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 City View Heights:
    • 32.413756, -84.938541
    • 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 City View 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since City View Heights is near Russell County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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 City View Heights

Communities Also Named City View Heights ...

We found three communities that are also named City View Heights.

Within Georgia, the name City View Heights is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This City View Heights is located in Butler County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the north of the City View Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of City View Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This City View Heights is located in Roanoke County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the City View Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of City View Heights.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This City View Heights is located in Dane County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the City View Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of City View Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near City View 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.

  • Booker Washington Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Brickyard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brickyard is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard
  • Cherokee Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossgate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Dinglewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
  • Edgewood Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Holly Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Holly Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Holly Woods is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
  • Lake Rushin Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
  • Merrywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pleasantview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Quail Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Creek is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Rosewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Sand Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sand Hill is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Shack ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Shack is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack
    • Valley Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Vista Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace

How Far From City View 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 City View Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in City View Heights and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from City View Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- City View Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 City View 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 City View Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4138, Longitude: -84.9385       In this case, the coordinates for City View Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.508 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.785 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.808 degrees.