Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Harden Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harden Hills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harden 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 Harden Hills:
  • 33.854563, -83.411549
  • 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 Harden 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
  • Since Harden Hills is near Clarke County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Harden Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harden 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.

• Bishop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishop is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <1>
• Crossties
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crossties is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossties
• Crystal Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Ivywood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
• Poplar Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Quail Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Quail Run is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Stonebridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
• Summit Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
• Tee Pee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
• Windy Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek

How Far From Harden Hills 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 Harden Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harden Hills and extending to:

• Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Harden Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'