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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 River Hill East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Hill East 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 River Hill East:
- 33.919561, -83.359047
- 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 River Hill East
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since River Hill East is near Oconee County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 River Hill East
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Hill East ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Crystal Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Garden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hunters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Ivywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivywood is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
- McNutt Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
- Red Fox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Fox is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox
- Rock and Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock and Shoals is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock and Shoals
- Shadow Moss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shadow Moss is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Moss
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shoal Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Shoalsview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
- Snapfinger
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
- Stonemill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
- Summit Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tee Pee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From River Hill East 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 River Hill East to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in River Hill East and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from River Hill East to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- River Hill East) 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 River Hill East 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 River Hill East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9196, Longitude: -83.3590 In this case, the coordinates for River Hill East have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.658 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.016 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.843 degrees. |
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