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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 Huntington South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntington South 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 Huntington South:
- 33.402893, -84.425203
- 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 Huntington South
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Huntington South is near Clayton County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Huntington South
Communities Also Named Huntington South ...
We found two communities that are also named Huntington South.
Within Georgia, the name Huntington South is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Huntington South is located in Prince George's County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Huntington South that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Huntington South.
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- This Huntington South is located in Pickens County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Huntington South that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Huntington South.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntington South ...
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.
- Broom Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broom Hall is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hall
- Cottonwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Deep Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
- Gypsy Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gypsy Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy Woods
- Harp
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kingswood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Ledgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ledgewood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Ponderosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Porters Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Porters Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Ridge
- Quail Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rest ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
How Far From Huntington South 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 Huntington South to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huntington South and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Huntington South 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huntington South) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Huntington South 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 Huntington South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4029, Longitude: -84.4252 In this case, the coordinates for Huntington South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.26 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.637 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.384 degrees. |
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