Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Derby 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 Derby Hill:
  • 33.887047, -84.351037
  • 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 Derby 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 Derby 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 Derby Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Derby 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.

• Coldstream
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coldstream is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
• Dunwoody
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dunwoody is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunwoody <1>
• Edwardsville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Forest Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forest Valley is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
• Hidden Branches
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
• Meadowlake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
• Misty Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Misty Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
• Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
• Powers Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
• Redfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Redfield is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
• Sandy Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Springs <1>
• Starlight Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Starlight Hills is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Hills
• Trailridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
• Village Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill

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

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

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Derby Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'