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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 Lincoln Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lincoln 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 Lincoln Hills:
    • 32.527918, -84.945765
    • 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 Lincoln 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since Lincoln Hills is near Russell County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Lincoln Hills

Communities Also Named Lincoln Hills ...

We found four communities that are also named Lincoln Hills.

Within Georgia, the name Lincoln Hills is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Gilpin County
      • This Lincoln Hills is located in Gilpin County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lincoln Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilpin County community of Lincoln Hills.
    • Illinois
      • Adams County
      • This Lincoln Hills is located in Adams County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lincoln Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Lincoln Hills.
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of Lincoln Hills [DuPage County].
    • Indiana
      • Porter County
      • This Lincoln Hills is located in Porter County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the north of the Lincoln Hills that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Lincoln Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincoln 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.

  • Bibb City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Candlestick
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
  • Charter Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • City Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • City Village is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
  • Crescent Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
  • Crystal Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
  • Double Churches
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Double Churches is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
  • Edgewood Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
  • Forestdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Fox Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Foxfire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Green Island Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
    • Hearthstone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
    • Hidden Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
    • Hunters Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
    • Lakeshore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Leesburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Magnolia Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
    • Peppertree
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
    • Ranch Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
    • Regency Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Rose Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rose Hill is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Twin Chapel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
    • Victory Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
    • Willow Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

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

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Lincoln Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lincoln Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lincoln 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>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.
<4>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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5279, Longitude: -84.9458       In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.519 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.813 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.785 degrees.