Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hightower Forest:
  • 33.707056, -83.913796
  • 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 Hightower 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 Hightower Forest is near Rockdale County and also Walton 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 Walton 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 Hightower Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hightower 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.

• Airport Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Airport Grove is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Grove
• Cedar Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Dialtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dialtown is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialtown
• Fieldstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fieldstone is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
• Flint Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flint Hill is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Horseshoe Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Horseshoe Springs is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Springs
• Marble Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marble Valley is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
• Meadow View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow View is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
• Murphy Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphy Hills is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Twin Haynes Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Twin Haynes Creek is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Haynes Creek
• Walnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
• Youth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Youth is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth

How Far From Hightower 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 Hightower Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Hightower Forest 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 just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'