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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Forest and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Forest:
    • 33.568728, -83.776012
    • 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 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Hidden Forest is near Walton County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Forest

Communities Also Named Hidden Forest ...

We found four communities that are also named Hidden Forest.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Hidden Forest.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Peach County
      • This Hidden Forest is located in Peach County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south of the Hidden Forest that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peach County community of Hidden Forest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Hidden Forest is located in Elmore County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hidden Forest that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Hidden Forest.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hidden Forest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hidden Forest that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hidden Forest.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Hidden Forest is located in Harris County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hidden Forest that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Hidden Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden 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.

  • Deer Track
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Track is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Track
  • Dixie
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dixie is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Dixie Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
  • Elk Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
  • Hollow Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
  • Hub Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jerusalem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerusalem is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Melody
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Melody is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Quail Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Quail Valley is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
  • Riverbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverbend is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Skyline
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Skyline is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Willow Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Willow Woods is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Hidden Forest 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 Hidden Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hidden Forest and extending to:

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hidden Forest to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 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 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hidden 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 Hidden 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 Hidden Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5687, Longitude: -83.7760       In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.888 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.231 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.093 degrees.