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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 Mitchell Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchell 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 Mitchell Hill:
    • 34.067322, -84.671324
    • 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Hill is near Bartow County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Mitchell Hill

Communities Also Named Mitchell Hill ...

We found three communities that are also named Mitchell Hill.

Within Georgia, the name Mitchell Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Hopkins County
      • This Mitchell Hill is located in Hopkins County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mitchell Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Mitchell Hill.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Mitchell Hill is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mitchell Hill that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Mitchell Hill.
    • Texas
      • Tyler County
      • Although located in Tyler County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Mitchell Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchell 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 southeast)
    • Big Shanty Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty Hills
  • Emerald Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Emerald Willows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Emerald Willows is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Willows
  • Falcon Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Falcon Shores is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
  • Hickory Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • Hills-A-Rolling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
  • Hunters Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hunters Cove is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
  • Indian Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Iron Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Iron Hill is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Lakeview Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Mars Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mars Hill Downs is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Downs
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Plantation Walk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
    • Summer Trace
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Summer Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Trace
    • Twin Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Twin Pines is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines

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

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

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mitchell Hill to Marietta, with an average speed<2> 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mitchell Hill) 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0673, Longitude: -84.6713       In this case, the coordinates for Mitchell Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.434 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.93 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.322 degrees.