Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mills:
  • 33.277892, -84.282702
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Highland Mills

• 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 Spalding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Spalding County
  • Since Highland Mills is near Fayette County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Highland Mills ...

We found one communities that share the name Highland Mills.

Within Georgia, the name Highland Mills is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Highland Mills in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Orange County
    • This Highland Mills is located in Orange County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highland Mills that is located in Spalding County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Highland Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Mills ...

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.

• Birdie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
  • Birdie is located in Spalding County
• Crystal Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Crystal Springs is located in Henry County
• Experiment
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
  • Experiment is located in Spalding County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Experiment <3>
• Griffin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <3>
• Gypsy Woods
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsy Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy Woods
  • Gypsy Woods is located in Fayette County
• Orchard Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
  • Orchard Hill is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Hill <3>
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Spalding County
• Rover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
  • Rover is located in Spalding County
• Sunny Side
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
  • Sunny Side is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Side <3>
• Woodlawn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn is located in Henry County

How Far From Highland Mills 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 Highland Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Griffin, which is the Seat of Spalding County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Highland Mills to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 560 miles [901.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Spalding County: www.spaldingcounty.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/