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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 Gray Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gray 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 Gray Hill:
- 32.924849, -85.082161
- 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 Gray 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
- Since Gray Hill is near Chambers County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Gray Hill
Communities Also Named Gray Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Gray Hill.
Within Georgia, the name Gray Hill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Gray Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Gray Hill is located in Bibb County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the west of the Gray Hill that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Gray Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gray 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.
- Cannonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
- Cottons Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottons Crossroads is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons Crossroads
- Hogg Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hogg Mountain is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Mountain
- Jones Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Long Cane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Cane is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
- Maplecreek Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
- Old Chimney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Chimney is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chimney
- Pioneer Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Smoke Rise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smoke Rise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Wood Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wood Valley is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
How Far From Gray Hill 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 Gray Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gray Hill and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Gray Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gray 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 Gray 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 Gray Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9248, Longitude: -85.0822 In this case, the coordinates for Gray Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.621 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.986 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.749 degrees. |
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