Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fountain Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fountain 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 Fountain Hill:
- 33.612890, -83.992689
- 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 Fountain 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 Rockdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
- Since Fountain Hill is near Newton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Fountain Hill ...
We found six communities that share the name Fountain Hill.
Within Georgia, the name Fountain Hill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Ashley County
- This Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west of the Fountain Hill that is located in Rockdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Fountain Hill.
- Kansas
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fountain Hill [Morris County].
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- This Fountain Hill is located in Anson County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fountain Hill that is located in Rockdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Fountain Hill.
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fountain Hill [Greene County].
- Lenoir County
- This Fountain Hill is located in Lenoir County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the east northeast of the Fountain Hill that is located in Rockdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Fountain Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- This Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fountain Hill that is located in Rockdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Fountain Hill.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain 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.
- Abide Awhile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abide Awhile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abide Awhile
- Abide Awhile is located in Newton County
- Beaver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
- Blossom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Brandy Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Shoals
- Brandy Shoals is located in Newton County
- Fieldstone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
- Fieldstone is located in Newton County
- Forest Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
- Forest Lakes is located in Newton County
- Forest Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Forest Mill is located in Newton County
- Fox Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
- Hidden Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Shoals
- Hidden Shoals is located in Newton County
- Honey Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Rockdale County
- Horseshoe Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Springs
- Horseshoe Springs is located in Newton County
- Magnet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Plum Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
- Plum Orchard is located in Newton County
- Shoal Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Shoal Creek is located in Newton County
- Slades Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slades Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Mill
- Slades Mill is located in Newton County
- Stone Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Stone Creek is located in Newton County
- Plum Orchard
How Far From Fountain Hill 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 Fountain Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Fountain Hill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountain Hill and extending to:
- Conyers, which is the Seat of Rockdale County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Fountain Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockdale County: www.rockdalecounty.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fountain Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fountain Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6129, Longitude: -83.9927 In this case, the coordinates for Fountain Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fountain Hill 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. |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fountain Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Fountain Hill 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 312.016 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.385 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.166 degrees. |