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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 Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Highlands 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 Highlands:
    • 33.790939, -84.353814
    • 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 Highlands
  • 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Since North Highlands is near DeKalb County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Highlands

Communities Also Named North Highlands ...

We found six communities that are also named North Highlands.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named North Highlands.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Bibb County
      • This North Highlands is located in Bibb County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the North Highlands that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of North Highlands.
    • Muscogee County
      • This North Highlands is located in Muscogee County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the North Highlands that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of North Highlands.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This North Highlands is located in Jefferson County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west of the North Highlands that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of North Highlands.
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • This North Highlands is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Highlands that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of North Highlands.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This North Highlands is located in Caddo Parish and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the west of the North Highlands that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of North Highlands.
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This North Highlands is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the west southwest of the North Highlands that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of North Highlands.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Highlands ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
  • Comfort Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
  • Copen Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
  • Edwardsville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hills Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hills Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
  • Peoplestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
  • Rockdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rockdale is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Slabtown ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Snake Nation ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
    • Summerhill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Vine City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vine City is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
    • Virginia Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands

How Far From North Highlands to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from North Highlands to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Highlands) 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 Highlands 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 Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7909, Longitude: -84.3538       In this case, the coordinates for North Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.235 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.662 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.263 degrees.