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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 North DeKalb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North DeKalb and the surrounding area.
- 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 North DeKalb:
- 33.810104, -84.272978
- 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 North DeKalb
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since North DeKalb is near Fulton County and also Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett 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 North DeKalb
Curious and Interesting Names Near North DeKalb ...
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.
- Cabbage Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Comfort Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
- Copen Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
- Derby Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derby Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hill
- Edwardsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Glen Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Haven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Hidden Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hunters Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunters Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Kings Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Patriots Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
- Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Silver Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Smoke Rise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoketree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
- Starlight Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starlight Hills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Hills
- Stone Mill Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
- Stone Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tucker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
How Far From North DeKalb 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 North DeKalb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North DeKalb and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from North DeKalb to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- North DeKalb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 North DeKalb 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 North DeKalb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8101, Longitude: -84.2730 In this case, the coordinates for North DeKalb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.188 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.227 degrees. |
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