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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 Hickory Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory Forest 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 Hickory Forest:
- 33.785385, -84.715491
- 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 Hickory Forest
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Hickory Forest is near Cobb County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Hickory Forest
Communities Also Named Hickory Forest ...
We found four communities that are also named Hickory Forest.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Hickory Forest.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Cobb County
- This Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hickory Forest that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Hickory Forest.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hickory Forest that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Hickory Forest.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hickory Forest that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Hickory Forest.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Hickory Forest is located in Beaufort County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hickory Forest that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Hickory Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory Forest ...
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.
- Captains Quarters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
- County Line Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
- County Line Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- County Line Place is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
- Dorris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorris is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
- English Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- English Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
- Forest Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Glen is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Heritage Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Hickory Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Glen is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Kellogg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Merlin Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Park Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Forest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pine Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Oaks
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Rocky Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Springbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springbrook is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Sunset Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
- Timber Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
- Trail Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Young Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Young Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Park
How Far From Hickory Forest 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 Hickory Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Forest and extending to:
- Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Forest to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 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 from Point A (ie- Hickory Forest) 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 Hickory Forest 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 Hickory Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7854, Longitude: -84.7155 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.448 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.907 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.407 degrees. |
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