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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 Cumberland Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cumberland Hill 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 Cumberland Hill:
    • 33.875382, -84.481042
    • 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 Cumberland 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Since Cumberland Hill is near Fulton County and also DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 Cumberland Hill

Communities Also Named Cumberland Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Cumberland Hill.

Within Georgia, the name Cumberland Hill is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Cumberland Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cumberland Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Cumberland Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumberland 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.

  • Chimney Trace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
  • De Foor Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
  • Farmstead
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Farmstead is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmstead
  • Greyfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greyfield is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
  • Heritage
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heritage is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Magnolia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Post Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
  • Post River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Post River is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
  • Postwoods
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Postwoods is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postwoods
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Power Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
    • Riverwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Riverwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Rose Garden Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rose Garden Hills is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Hills
    • Shadowwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
    • Stonewall
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stonewall is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Treetop
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Treetop is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop

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

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

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Cumberland Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 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 7,140 miles [11,490.7 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cumberland Hill) 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 Cumberland Hill 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 Cumberland Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8754, Longitude: -84.4810       In this case, the coordinates for Cumberland Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.314 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.764 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.293 degrees.