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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 Mars Hill Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mars Hill Crossroads 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 Mars Hill Crossroads:
    • 34.156486, -84.195751
    • 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 Mars Hill Crossroads
  • 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Since Mars Hill Crossroads is near Fulton County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Mars Hill Crossroads

Communities Also Named Mars Hill Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named Mars Hill Crossroads.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Mars Hill Crossroads.

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Dooly County
      • This Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Dooly County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mars Hill Crossroads that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dooly County community of Mars Hill Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mars Hill Crossroads ...

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.

  • Bentgrass Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bentgrass Farms is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentgrass Farms
  • Big Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Christophers Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Christophers Run is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Run
  • Drew
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Drew is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
  • Ducktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ducktown is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
  • Fields Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
  • Free Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Free Home is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
  • Gilberts Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilberts Ferry is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Shake Rag
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shake Rag is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
  • Sunnybrook Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
  • Wood Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wood Valley is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Mars Hill Crossroads 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 Mars Hill Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mars Hill Crossroads and extending to:

  • Cumming, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mars Hill Crossroads 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 just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 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 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Mars Hill Crossroads) 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 Mars Hill Crossroads 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 Mars Hill Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1565, Longitude: -84.1958       In this case, the coordinates for Mars Hill Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.157 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.623 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.112 degrees.