Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forrest Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forrest Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forrest Hills
- 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 Forrest Hills:
- 32.022155, -81.081223
- 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 Forrest Hills
- 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Since Forrest Hills is near Jasper County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Forrest Hills ...
We found seven communities that share the name Forrest Hills.
Within Georgia, the name Forrest Hills is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Volusia 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 Forrest Hills [Volusia County].
- Indiana
- Madison 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 Indiana community of Forrest Hills [Madison County].
- Mississippi
- Lamar County
- This Forrest Hills is located in Lamar County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<2> to the west of the Forrest Hills that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Forrest Hills.
- South Carolina
- Dillon County
- This Forrest Hills is located in Dillon County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Forrest Hills that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Forrest Hills.
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- This Forrest Hills is located in Maury County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Forrest Hills that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Forrest Hills.
- McMinn County
- This Forrest Hills is located in McMinn County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the northwest of the Forrest Hills that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Forrest Hills.
- Wayne County
- This Forrest Hills is located in Wayne County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the west northwest of the Forrest Hills that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Forrest Hills.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forrest Hills ...
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.
- Bona Bella
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bona Bella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Cresthill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Fleetwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Gordonston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonston
- Gordonston is located in Chatham County
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Chatham County
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Chatham County
- Groveland
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Isle of Armstrong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
- Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
- Magnolia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Sackville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Sunset Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Sunset Park is located in Chatham County
- Thunderbolt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderbolt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbolt
- Thunderbolt is located in Chatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thunderbolt <4>
- Victory Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
- Victory Heights is located in Chatham County
How Far From Forrest Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Forrest Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forrest Hills and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Forrest Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forrest Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Forrest Hills 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forrest Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forrest Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0222, Longitude: -81.0812 In this case, the coordinates for Forrest Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Forrest Hills 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 310.305 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.189 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.484 degrees. |