Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Homewood Hills:
  • 33.972892, -83.428215
  • 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 Homewood 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Homewood Hills is near Oconee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Homewood Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Homewood 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.

• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Camelot is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Elder
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Elder is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
• Holly Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Kingswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• McNutt Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
• Overlook Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
• Quailwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Quailwood is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
• Ramble Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
• Rebel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rebel Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Hill
• Rollingwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rollingwood is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
• Rushwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rushwood is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushwood
• Skyline Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Stonemill Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
  • Tanglebrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
  • Tanglewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Windy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From Homewood 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 Homewood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Homewood Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 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 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'