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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 Sharon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharon Heights 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 Sharon Heights:
- 33.450393, -84.469371
- 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 Sharon Heights
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Sharon Heights is near Clayton County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Sharon Heights
Communities Also Named Sharon Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Sharon Heights.
Within Georgia, the name Sharon Heights is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Sharon Heights is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sharon Heights that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Sharon Heights.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This Sharon Heights is located in Norfolk County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sharon Heights that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Sharon Heights.
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- Although located in Franklin County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sharon Heights.
- West Virginia
- Mingo County
- This Sharon Heights is located in Mingo County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sharon Heights that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Sharon Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharon Heights ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Deep Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
- Ginger Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
- Graves Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graves Way is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
- Harp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Heritage Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Hickory Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingswood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Ledgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ledgewood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
How Far From Sharon Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sharon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sharon Heights and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sharon Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sharon Heights) 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 Sharon Heights 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 Sharon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4504, Longitude: -84.4694 In this case, the coordinates for Sharon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.288 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.675 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.39 degrees. |
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