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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 Hidden Branches, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Branches 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 Hidden Branches:
- 33.948435, -84.345481
- 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 Hidden Branches
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Hidden Branches is near Fulton County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Hidden Branches
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Branches ...
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.
- Chestnut Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Coldstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coldstream is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Derby Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Derby Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hill
- Dunwoody
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
- Forest Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
- Four Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Happy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Heritage Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
- Horseshoe Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Jett Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jett Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ferry
- Lake Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Villas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Villas is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villas
- Littlebrooke Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
- Martins Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Martins Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Meadowlake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
- Misty Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Misty Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
- Peachtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Redfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Redfield is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- River Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- River Bluff is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Riversong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riversong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong
- Sandy Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starlight Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Starlight Hills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Hills
- Trailridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
- Village Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill
How Far From Hidden Branches 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 Hidden Branches to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hidden Branches and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hidden Branches to Decatur, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hidden Branches) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hidden Branches 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 Hidden Branches. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9484, Longitude: -84.3455 In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Branches have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.237 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.686 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.222 degrees. |
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