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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Hills 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 Hills:
    • 32.539029, -84.909931
    • 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 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since Hidden Hills is near Russell County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Hidden Hills

Communities Also Named Hidden Hills ...

We found ten communities that are also named Hidden Hills.

There are three communities within Georgia that are also named Hidden Hills.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Bartow County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Bartow County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north of the Hidden Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Hidden Hills.
    • DeKalb County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in DeKalb County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hidden Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Hidden Hills.
    • Richmond County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hidden Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Hidden Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Hidden Hills.
    • Illinois
      • McDonough County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Hidden Hills [McDonough County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hidden Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hidden Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Orange County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hidden Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Hidden Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Spartanburg County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hidden Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Hidden Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Knox County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north of the Hidden Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Hidden Hills.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hidden Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden 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.

  • Beaver Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Run is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Candlestick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
  • Charter Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Crystal Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
  • Flat Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Foxfire
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Foxrun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
  • Hearthstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Hunters Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
  • Lakeshore
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Leesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lincoln Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Victory Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
    • Willow Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

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

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Hidden Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hidden Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hidden Hills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5390, Longitude: -84.9099       In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.499 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.791 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.769 degrees.