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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 Crystal Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal Hills 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 Crystal Hills:
    • 33.907339, -83.417104
    • 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 Crystal Hills
  • 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Since Crystal Hills is near Clarke County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Crystal Hills

Communities Also Named Crystal Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Crystal Hills.

Within Georgia, the name Crystal Hills is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Crystal Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,628 miles [2,620 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crystal Hills that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Crystal Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Hills ...

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.

  • Crossties
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Crossties is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossties
  • Fieldstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Garden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Ivywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Jennings Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
  • Kingswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • McNutt Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
  • Overlook Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Skyline Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Stonebridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
    • Summit Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
    • Tanglebrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
    • Tanglewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tee Pee
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
    • University Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • University Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Windy Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
    • Windy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From Crystal Hills 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 Crystal Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Crystal Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crystal Hills) 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 Crystal Hills 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 Crystal Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9073, Longitude: -83.4171       In this case, the coordinates for Crystal Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.692 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.053 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.869 degrees.