Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Curry 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 Curry Hill:
  • 33.843179, -82.530409
  • 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 Curry 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Curry Hill is near McCormick County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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 Curry Hill

Communities Also Named Curry Hill ...

We found two communities that are also named Curry Hill.

Within Georgia, the name Curry Hill is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Curry Hill lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Curry Hill that is located in Lincoln County.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Luzerne County
    • This Curry Hill is located in Luzerne County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Curry Hill that is located in Lincoln County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Curry Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Curry 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.

• Bordeaux
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bordeaux is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Danburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Danburg is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
• Floral Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Floral Hill is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
• Gill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Graball
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Graball is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Leroys Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
• Lisbon ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Lovelace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovelace is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Sandtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sandtown is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Sandy Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill

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

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

• Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Curry Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'