Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Floral Hill

• 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 Floral Hill:
  • 33.834013, -82.625136
  • 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 Floral Hill

• 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Since Floral Hill is near Lincoln County and also McCormick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick 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 Floral Hill

Communities Also Named Floral Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Floral Hill.

Within Georgia, the name Floral Hill is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Floral Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Jersey
    • Morris County
    • This Floral Hill is located in Morris County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Floral Hill that is located in Wilkes County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Floral Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Floral Hill ...

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.

• Curry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Curry Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
• Danburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Danburg is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
• Gill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Graball
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Graball is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Leroys Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
• Lisbon ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Lovelace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lovelace is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Ravenwood Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenwood Park is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood Park
• Sandtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sandtown is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Sandy Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill

How Far From Floral Hill 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 Floral Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Floral Hill and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Floral Hill to Washington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'