Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Copen 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 Copen Hill:
  • 33.764828, -84.356870
  • 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 Copen 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Copen Hill is near DeKalb County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Copen Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Copen 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
• Comfort Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
• Edwardsville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Mechanicsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Peoplestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
• Rockdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rockdale is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Roseland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Roseland is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Slabtown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Snake Nation ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
• Summerhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
• Vine City
  (3 miles [4.8 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 north)
  • Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands

How Far From Copen Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Copen 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 Copen Hill and extending to:

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Copen 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 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'