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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Columbia Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Columbia 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 Columbia Heights:
    • 32.453754, -84.903541
    • 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 Columbia Heights
  • 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

Communities Also Named Columbia Heights ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Columbia Heights.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Columbia Heights.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Columbia County
      • This Columbia Heights is located in Columbia County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Columbia Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Caldwell Parish
      • This Columbia Heights is located in Caldwell Parish and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west of the Columbia Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell Parish community of Columbia Heights.
    • Minnesota
      • Anoka County
      • This Columbia Heights is located in Anoka County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Columbia Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Columbia Heights.
    • Montana
      • Flathead County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Columbia Heights [Flathead County].
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Columbia Heights is located in Forsyth County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Columbia Heights.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Columbia Heights is located in Butler County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the north of the Columbia Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Columbia Heights.
    • Oregon
      • Columbia County
      • This Columbia Heights is located in Columbia County and lies 2,205 miles [3,548.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Columbia Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Columbia Heights.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Columbia Heights is located in Washington County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Columbia Heights.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • This Columbia Heights is located in Bexar County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west of the Columbia Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Columbia Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Columbia Heights is located in Arlington County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Columbia Heights.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Columbia Heights is located in Cowlitz County and lies 2,214 miles [3,563.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Columbia Heights that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Columbia Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbia 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker Washington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Washington Heights
    • Booker Washington Heights is located in Muscogee County
  • Crossgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
    • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
  • Edgewood Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
  • Floyd Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
    • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
    • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
  • Holiday Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County
  • Holly Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
    • Holly Woods is located in Muscogee County
  • Lake Rushin Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Rushin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
    • Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
  • Magnolia Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
    • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Merrywood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
      • Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
    • Pleasantview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
      • Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
    • Quail Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
      • Quail Creek is located in Muscogee County
    • Regency Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
      • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Rosewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
      • Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
    • Valley Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
      • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Vista Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace
      • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County

How Far From Columbia 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 include the distance from a community such as Columbia Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Columbia Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Columbia Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Columbia Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbia Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4538, Longitude: -84.9035       In this case, the coordinates for Columbia Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Columbia Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 Columbia Heights 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 312.49 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.769 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.786 degrees.









 

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