Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Highlands and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East 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 East Highlands:
- 32.479031, -84.971876
- 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 East 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- Since East Highlands is near Russell County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 East Highlands ...
We found one communities that share the name East Highlands.
Within Georgia, the name East Highlands is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named East Highlands in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This East Highlands is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the East Highlands that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of East Highlands.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.
- Bibb City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - City Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- City Village is located in Muscogee County
- Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Muscogee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
- Crescent Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County
- Dinglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
- Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County
- Edgewood Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
- Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
- Holly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Holly Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
- Holly Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Lake Rushin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Rushin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
- Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Lincoln Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
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- Magnolia Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
- Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Russell County (AL)
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Rose Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Rosewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Grove
How Far From East 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 East Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Highlands and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from East Highlands to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Highlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4790, Longitude: -84.9719 In this case, the coordinates for East Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 East Highlands 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 312.531 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.821 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.806 degrees. |