Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hidden Shoals, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Shoals and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hidden Shoals

• 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 Shoals:
  • 33.572335, -83.998800
  • 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 Shoals

• 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 Shoals 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 Shoals

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Shoals ...

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.

• Abide Awhile
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Abide Awhile is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abide Awhile
• Beaver Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Brandy Shoals
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Brandy Shoals is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Shoals
• Fieldstone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fieldstone is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
• Forest Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Lakes is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
• Forest Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Mill is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
• Fountain Hill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fountain Hill is located in Rockdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
• Fox Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
• Honey Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Honey Creek is located in Rockdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
• Magnet
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Magnet is located in Rockdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
• Plum Orchard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum Orchard is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
• Shoal Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Shoal Creek is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
• Slades Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Slades Mill is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Mill
• Stone Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stone Creek is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hidden Shoals and extending to:

• Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hidden Shoals to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'