Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Emory 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 Emory Highlands:
  • 33.788716, -84.317424
  • 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 Emory 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 Emory Highlands is near Fulton County and also Cobb 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 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 Emory Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emory 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 southwest)
  • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
• Comfort Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
• Copen Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
• Edwardsville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Mechanicsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
• Peoplestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
• Slabtown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Snake Nation ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
• Summerhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
• Vine City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vine City is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
• Virginia Highlands
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands

How Far From Emory Highlands to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Emory 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 Emory Highlands and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Emory 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 6,434 miles [10,354.5 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 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'