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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 Laurel Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurel Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Laurel Hills:
    • 34.368156, -83.797679
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Laurel Hills
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Laurel Hills ...

We found eight communities that share the name Laurel Hills.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Laurel Hills.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Cobb County
      • This Laurel Hills is located in Cobb County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Laurel Hills that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Laurel Hills.
    • Muscogee County
      • This Laurel Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Laurel Hills that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Laurel Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Laurel Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Laurel Hills that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Laurel Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Laurel Hills [Wake County].
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Laurel Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Laurel Hills that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Laurel Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Laurel Hills is located in Albemarle County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Hills that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Laurel Hills.
      • Prince William County
      • This Laurel Hills is located in Prince William County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the northeast of the Laurel Hills that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Laurel Hills.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Laurel Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the northeast of the Laurel Hills that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Laurel Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel 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.

  • Beaver Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
    • Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
  • Blueberry Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
    • Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
  • Cherokee Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
    • Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
  • Destitute Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Destitute Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
    • Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
  • Griffin Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
    • Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
  • Happy Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Happy Valley is located in Hall County
  • Heather Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
    • Heather Heights is located in Hall County
  • Lake Watch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Watch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
    • Lake Watch is located in Hall County
  • Pine Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Pine Point is located in Hall County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Quiet Place in the Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Place in the Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Place in the Woods
      • Quiet Place in the Woods is located in Hall County
    • River Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
      • River Point is located in Hall County
    • Riverbend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in Hall County
    • Shady Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
      • Shady Lane is located in Hall County
    • Shamrock Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Heights
      • Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County
    • Sunset Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
      • Sunset Heights is located in Hall County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laurel Hills and extending to:

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Laurel Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 487 miles [783.8 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurel Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laurel Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3682, Longitude: -83.7977       In this case, the coordinates for Laurel Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Laurel Hills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Laurel Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.929 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.392 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.901 degrees.




 

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