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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Lake Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Lake Highlands and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lake Highlands:
- 33.750384, -84.298535
- 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 East Lake 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 East Lake Highlands is near Fulton County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 East Lake Highlands
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Lake 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.
- Cabbage Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Cherry Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Comfort Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
- Constitution
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Copen Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forest Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Glen Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Haven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Kings Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kings Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Leisure Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Woods
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Moonlight Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Panthersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Peoplestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Skyline Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Snake Nation ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
- Summerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Virginia Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
- Wishing Well Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills
How Far From East Lake Highlands to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Lake Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in East Lake Highlands and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from East Lake Highlands to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- East Lake Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lake Highlands to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Lake Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7504, Longitude: -84.2985 In this case, the coordinates for East Lake Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.201 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.617 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.251 degrees. |
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