Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Comfort Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Comfort Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Comfort Hill

• 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 Comfort Hill:
  • 33.762050, -84.289090
  • 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 Comfort Hill

• 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 Comfort Hill is near Fulton County and also Henry 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 Henry 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 Comfort Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Comfort Hill ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
• Chapel Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Mill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Mill
• Cherry Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
• Constitution
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Constitution is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
• Copen Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
• Edwardsville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Forest Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Glen Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glen Haven is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Hidden Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hidden Hills is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Hunters Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Glen is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
• Kings Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
• Continue List   (17 more) ...
  • Kings Row
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Row is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
  • Leisure Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Woods is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Woods
  • Mechanicsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Moonlight Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Panthersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
  • Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
  • Peoplestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
  • Riverchase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
  • Roseland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Skyline Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
  • Slabtown ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Snake Nation ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
  • Summerhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
  • Vine City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Vine City is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
  • Virginia Highlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
  • Wishing Well Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills

How Far From Comfort Hill 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 Comfort Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Comfort Hill and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west (W).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Comfort Hill 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>'