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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 Lake Forest Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Forest Hills 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 Lake Forest Hills:
- 33.042624, -85.097996
- 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 Lake Forest 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
- Since Lake Forest Hills is near Chambers County and also Heard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Heard 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 Lake Forest Hills
Communities Also Named Lake Forest Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Lake Forest Hills.
Within Georgia, the name Lake Forest Hills is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Lake Forest Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Lake Forest Hills is located in Duval County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lake Forest Hills that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Lake Forest Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Forest 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.
- Covered Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Covered Bridge is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
- Eagles Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
- Heatherbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heatherbrook is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
- Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Holly Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hill is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Lees Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lees Crossing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
- Maplecreek Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
- Piney Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Piney Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hills
- River Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Trace is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sassafrass Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Shady Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Oaks is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sunny Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Turkey Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turkey Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Lake Forest Hills 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 Lake Forest Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Forest Hills and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Forest 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Forest Hills) 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 Lake Forest Hills 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 Lake Forest Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0426, Longitude: -85.0980 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Forest Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.636 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.02 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.728 degrees. |
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