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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 Spalding Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spalding 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 Spalding Hills:
- 33.976767, -84.307980
- 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 Spalding 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Spalding Hills is near DeKalb County and also Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett 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 Spalding Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spalding 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.
- Chestnut Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Dunwoody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Four Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Happy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Hidden Branches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
- Horseshoe Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Jett Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jett Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ferry
- Lake Villas
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Villas is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villas
- Littlebrooke Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
- Martins Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Meadowlake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
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- Peachtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Peachtree Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peachtree Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Forest
- Redfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- River Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River Bluff is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Riversong
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riversong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong
- Trailridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
- Village Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill
How Far From Spalding Hills 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 Spalding Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spalding Hills and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spalding Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Spalding Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Spalding 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 Spalding Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9768, Longitude: -84.3080 In this case, the coordinates for Spalding Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.216 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.666 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.20 degrees. |
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