Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Leisure Heights:
  • 33.612887, -85.056055
  • 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 Leisure 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Leisure Heights is near Haralson County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haralson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Leisure Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leisure 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.

• Cedarwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarwood is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Cross Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
• Double Branches
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Branches is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
• Hickory Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Heights
• Hodge ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hodge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
• Holly Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holly Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
• Knob Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Knob Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Oak Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Mountain is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
• Plowshare ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Plowshare is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
• Riverbend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverbend is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Sand Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

How Far From Leisure 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 Leisure Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Leisure Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 576 miles [927 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'