Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in De Kalb Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to De Kalb Highlands and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for De Kalb Highlands

• 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 De Kalb Highlands:
  • 33.939824, -84.286034
  • 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 De Kalb Highlands

• 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 De Kalb Highlands is near Gwinnett County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 De Kalb Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near De Kalb Highlands ...

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.

• Chestnut Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
• Dunwoody
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dunwoody is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunwoody <1>
• Elmside Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
• Four Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
• Happy Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
• Littlebrooke Farm
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
• Meadowlake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
• Mechanicsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Overlook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Overlook is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Peachtree
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
• Peachtree Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Peachtree Forest is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Forest
• River Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • River Bluff is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
• Riversong
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Riversong is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong
• Village Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill

How Far From De Kalb Highlands 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 De Kalb Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in De Kalb Highlands and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from De Kalb Highlands to Decatur, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 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 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'