Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Druid Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Druid Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Druid Hills
- 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 Druid Hills:
- 33.781663, -84.337897
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Druid 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Druid Hills is near Fulton County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Druid Hills ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Druid Hills.
Within Georgia, the name Druid Hills is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Druid Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Druid Hills that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Druid Hills.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Druid Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the west of the Druid Hills that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Druid Hills.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Druid Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Druid Hills that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Druid Hills.
- Seminole County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Druid Hills [Seminole County].
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Druid Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Druid Hills that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Druid Hills.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Druid Hills is located in Henderson County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Druid Hills that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Druid Hills.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Druid Hills is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east northeast of the Druid Hills that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Druid Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Druid Hills is located in Luzerne County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Druid Hills that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Druid Hills.
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This Druid Hills is located in Greenwood County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Druid Hills that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Druid Hills.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Druid Hills is located in Cumberland County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the north of the Druid Hills that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Druid Hills.
- Virginia
- Danville City
- This Druid Hills is located in Danville City and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Druid Hills that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Druid Hills.
- James City County
- This Druid Hills is located in James City County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the east northeast of the Druid Hills that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Druid Hills.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Druid 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.
- Cabbage Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabbage Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Comfort Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
- Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Copen Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copen Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
- Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
- Edwardsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Fulton County
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachtree Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
- Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
- Peoplestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Snake Nation ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
- Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
- Summerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Summerhill is located in Fulton County
- Vine City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Virginia Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
- Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
How Far From Druid Hills 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 Druid Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Druid Hills and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Druid Hills to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Druid Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Druid Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Druid Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7817, Longitude: -84.3379 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Druid Hills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Druid Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.225 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.65 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.259 degrees. |