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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 Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Pines 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 Pines:
- 33.556782, -83.867961
- 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 Pines
- 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 Pines is near Rockdale County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Pines
Communities Also Named Hidden Pines ...
We found one communities that are also named Hidden Pines.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Hidden Pines.
Beyond Georgia.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Liberty County
- This Hidden Pines is located in Liberty County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hidden Pines that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Hidden Pines.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Pines ...
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 Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Cedar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Elk Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
- Forest Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Mill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Fox Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Knights Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knights Landing is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Marble Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marble Valley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Newton Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Chase is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Chase
- Porterdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- River North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- River North is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
- Riverbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverbend is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rogers Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Heights is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Settlers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Settlers Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Grove
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Oaks is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Hidden Pines 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 Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hidden Pines and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hidden Pines to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hidden Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pines 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 Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5568, Longitude: -83.8680 In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.941 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.291 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.131 degrees. |
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