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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 Highpoint Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highpoint Forest 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 Highpoint Forest:
- 33.524561, -83.855461
- 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 Highpoint Forest
- 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 Highpoint Forest is near Henry County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Highpoint Forest
Communities Also Named Highpoint Forest ...
We found one communities that are also named Highpoint Forest.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Highpoint Forest.
Beyond Georgia.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Fulton County
- This Highpoint Forest is located in Fulton County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Highpoint Forest that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Highpoint Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highpoint Forest ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Elk Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
- Forest Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Fox Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Hidden Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hidden Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hidden Pines is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hollow Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Oaks is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Oaks
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Knights Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knights Landing is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Newton Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newton Chase is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Chase
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Porterdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- River North
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- River North is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
- Riverbend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverbend is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Riverside Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rocky Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Plains is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Plains
- Rogers Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Heights is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Settlers Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Settlers Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Grove
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Oaks is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Highpoint Forest 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 Highpoint Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highpoint Forest 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 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Highpoint Forest 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highpoint Forest) 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 Highpoint Forest 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 Highpoint Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5246, Longitude: -83.8555 In this case, the coordinates for Highpoint Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.933 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.276 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.134 degrees. |
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