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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 Fleming Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fleming Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fleming Heights:
    • 33.423472, -82.039840
    • 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 Fleming Heights
  • 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 Fleming Heights ...

We found one communities that share the name Fleming Heights.

Within Georgia, the name Fleming Heights is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Fleming Heights in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Fleming Heights [Orange County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fleming Heights ...

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.

  • Adventure ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adventure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
    • Adventure is located in Richmond County
  • Apple Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
    • Apple Valley is located in Richmond County
  • Christa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christa
    • Christa is located in Richmond County
  • Colony Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
    • Colony Park is located in Richmond County
  • Edenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwood
    • Edenwood is located in Richmond County
  • Fairvale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
    • Fairvale is located in Richmond County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
  • Glenn Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
    • Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Golden Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
    • Golden Terrace is located in Richmond County
  • Gracewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hidden Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
    • Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Lumpkin Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumpkin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Park
    • Lumpkin Park is located in Richmond County
  • Meadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Meadowlark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
      • Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
    • Rain Tree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rain Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
      • Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
    • Rolling Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
    • Spanish Trace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
      • Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
    • Summerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
      • Summerville is located in Richmond County
    • Tanglewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
    • Twin Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
    • Valley Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Valley Park is located in Richmond County
    • Woodlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
      • Woodlake is located in Richmond County

How Far From Fleming Heights 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 Fleming Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Fleming Heights and extending to:

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fleming Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fleming Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fleming Heights 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fleming Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fleming Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4235, Longitude: -82.0398       In this case, the coordinates for Fleming Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Fleming Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.883 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.054 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.468 degrees.









 

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