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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 Hillcroft Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillcroft Heights 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 Hillcroft Heights:
- 34.184826, -83.837399
- 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 Hillcroft Heights
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Hillcroft Heights is near Jackson County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow 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 Hillcroft Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillcroft Heights ...
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.
- Chestnut Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chicopee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chicopee is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Eaglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eaglewood is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Ednaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ednaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednaville
- Evergreen Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Flowery Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Park is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Trace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Trace is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holiday Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Holiday Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
- Maple Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Forge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mulberry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Pleasant Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Run is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Reed
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Tanner Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tanner Mill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Mill
- Vista Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vista Brook is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook
How Far From Hillcroft Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hillcroft Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hillcroft Heights and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hillcroft Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 497 miles [799.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillcroft Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hillcroft Heights 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 Hillcroft Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1848, Longitude: -83.8374 In this case, the coordinates for Hillcroft Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.947 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.386 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.963 degrees. |
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