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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 Garden Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden Hill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Garden Hill:
- 31.535453, -84.130462
- 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 Garden 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
- Since Garden Hill is near Lee County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Garden Hill
Communities Also Named Garden Hill ...
We found three communities that are also named Garden Hill.
Within Georgia, the name Garden Hill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Garden Hill lies 1,628 miles [2,620 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Garden Hill that is located in Dougherty County.
- Ontario
- This Garden Hill lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Garden Hill that is located in Dougherty County.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Garden Hill is located in Charleston County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garden Hill that is located in Dougherty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Garden Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden 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.
- Cherokee Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Coachman Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coachman Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman Park
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Dixieland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixieland is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
- Eleanor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Four Points
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Four Points is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Gordon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Pecan City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
- Pecan Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
- Radium Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Radium Gardens is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Gardens
- Radium Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Radium Springs is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Springs
- Ragsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ragsdale is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- River Road
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- River Road is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sandalwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Sunnyland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyland is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
How Far From Garden 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 Garden Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden Hill and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Garden Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garden Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Garden Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5355, Longitude: -84.1305 In this case, the coordinates for Garden Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.992 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.066 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.701 degrees. |
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