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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Floral Hill ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- New Jersey
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
- Curry Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Danburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Gill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Graball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Leroys Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
- Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Lovelace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Ravenwood Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood Park
- Ravenwood Park is located in Wilkes County
- Sandtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sandy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sandy Hill is located in Wilkes County
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Floral Hill. 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- Floral Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Floral Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8340, Longitude: -82.6251 In this case, the coordinates for Floral Hill 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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Floral Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.23 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.511 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.582 degrees. |