Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mountain Hill:
  • 32.723189, -85.022713
  • 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 Mountain 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
  • Since Mountain Hill is near Lee County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Mountain Hill

Communities Also Named Mountain Hill ...

We found two communities that are also named Mountain Hill.

Within Georgia, the name Mountain Hill is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Cecil County
    • This Mountain Hill is located in Cecil County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountain Hill that is located in Harris County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Mountain Hill.
  • Virginia
    • Pittsylvania County
    • This Mountain Hill is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountain Hill that is located in Harris County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Mountain Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain 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.

• Glass
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Glass is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Houston Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Houston Ferry is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Ferry
• Jester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jester is located in Lee County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
• Mechanicsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Lee County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mulberry Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
• Piney Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• River View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Wisdoms Store ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wisdoms Store is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdoms Store

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

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

• Hamilton, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 617 miles [993 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'