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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 Sagamore Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sagamore Hills 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 Sagamore Hills:
- 33.923727, -83.482662
- 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 Sagamore Hills
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since Sagamore Hills is near Clarke County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Sagamore Hills
Communities Also Named Sagamore Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Sagamore Hills.
Within Georgia, the name Sagamore Hills is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Sagamore Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This Sagamore Hills is located in Summit County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the north of the Sagamore Hills that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Sagamore Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sagamore Hills ...
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.
- Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bogart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Deerbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deerbrook is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Fieldstone
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
- Greene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Holly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jennings Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingswood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Overlook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Pine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Skyline Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Tanglebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Windy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
- Windy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
How Far From Sagamore Hills 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 Sagamore Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sagamore Hills and extending to:
- Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sagamore Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 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 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sagamore Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sagamore Hills 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 Sagamore Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9237, Longitude: -83.4827 In this case, the coordinates for Sagamore Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.73 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.099 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.89 degrees. |
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