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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mars Hill 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:
    • 34.035100, -84.691603
    • 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
  • 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Since Mars Hill is near Paulding County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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

Communities Also Named Mars Hill ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Mars Hill.

Within Georgia, the name Mars Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chilton County
      • This Mars Hill is located in Chilton County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Mars Hill.
      • Cleburne County
      • This Mars Hill is located in Cleburne County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west southwest of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Mars Hill.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Mars Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the west southwest of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mars Hill.
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the west northwest of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Mars Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Lafayette 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 Arkansas community of Mars Hill [Lafayette County].
      • Pope County
      • This Mars Hill is located in Pope County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Mars Hill.
    • Indiana
      • Marion 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 Indiana community of Mars Hill [Marion County].
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This Mars Hill is located in Winn Parish and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Mars Hill.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Mars Hill is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Mars Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • This Mars Hill is located in Amite County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Mars Hill.
      • Forrest County
      • This Mars Hill is located in Forrest County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the southwest of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Mars Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Madison County
      • This Mars Hill is located in Madison County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mars Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Mars Hill is located in Lawrence County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mars Hill.
      • Rhea County
      • This Mars Hill is located in Rhea County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north of the Mars Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Mars Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mars Hill ...

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.

  • Big Shanty Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Big Shanty Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty Hills
  • Cedar Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • Cross Roads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Roads is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Crowville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crowville is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
  • Emerald Willows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Emerald Willows is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Willows
  • Falcon Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Falcon Shores is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
  • Hills-A-Rolling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
  • Hunt Club
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunt Club is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
  • Hunters Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Cove is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
  • Indian Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Iron Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Iron Hill is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Lakeview Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mars Hill Downs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mars Hill Downs is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Downs
    • Plantation Walk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
    • Red Rock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Red Rock is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Red Rock Hills is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Hills
    • Signal Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Signal Point is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Point
    • Story ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Story is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Summer Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summer Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Trace

How Far From Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill 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 and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mars Hill to Marietta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mars Hill) 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 Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0351, Longitude: -84.6916       In this case, the coordinates for Mars Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.444 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.938 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.338 degrees.