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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Forest 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 North Forest:
    • 34.397597, -83.936851
    • 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 Forest
  • 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since North Forest is near Lumpkin County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Forest

Communities Also Named North Forest ...

We found two communities that are also named North Forest.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named North Forest.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named North Forest in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Cobb County
      • This North Forest is located in Cobb County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of North Forest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This North Forest is located in Harris County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Forest that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of North Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Forest ...

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 Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Big Oak is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Greystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greystone is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Holiday Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lake Ranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lake Ranch is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ranch
  • Lake Shore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Shore is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Leisure Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Leisure Lake is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Lake
  • Price
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Price is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Squirrel Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
  • Wahoo Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
  • Wahoo Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley

How Far From North Forest 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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Forest to Gainesville, 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 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- North Forest) 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 North Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3976, Longitude: -83.9369       In this case, the coordinates for North Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.012 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.491 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.949 degrees.