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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 Highland Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Hills 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 Highland Hills:
- 33.547890, -84.445482
- 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 Highland 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Highland Hills is near Clayton County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Highland Hills
Communities Also Named Highland Hills ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Highland Hills.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Highland Hills.
Beyond Georgia, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Bibb County
- This Highland Hills is located in Bibb County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Highland Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Highland Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Highland Hills is located in DuPage County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Highland Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Highland Hills.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Highland Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Highland Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Highland Hills.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Highland Hills is located in Saratoga County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highland Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Highland Hills.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Highland Hills is located in Henderson County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highland Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Highland Hills.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Highland Hills is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Highland Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Highland Hills.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Highland Hills is located in Greene County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Highland Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Highland Hills.
- Loudon County
- This Highland Hills is located in Loudon County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the north of the Highland Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Highland Hills.
- Texas
- Bexar 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 Texas community of Highland Hills [Bexar County].
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Highland Hills is located in Chesterfield County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highland Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Highland Hills.
- Halifax County
- This Highland Hills is located in Halifax County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the northeast of the Highland Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Highland Hills.
- Radford City
- This Highland Hills is located in Radford City and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the northeast of the Highland Hills that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Highland Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland 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 Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Castlegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Castlegate is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Cheeko Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
- Dix - Leeson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
- Evans Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evans Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Frog Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
- Gamma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gamma is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Golden Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Graves Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graves Way is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hillandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillandale is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hollydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hollydale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
- Hopeful
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeful is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- Kings Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Mockingbird Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ponderosa is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Quail Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Skylane Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
- Smoke Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smoke Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Ridge
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Steeplechase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Twin Creeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
How Far From Highland 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 Highland Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highland Hills and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Highland Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Highland 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 Highland 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 Highland Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5479, Longitude: -84.4455 In this case, the coordinates for Highland Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.279 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.678 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.357 degrees. |
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