Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Strickland Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strickland Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Strickland Heights

• 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 Strickland Heights:
  • 34.187326, -83.850177
  • 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 Strickland 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
  • Since Strickland Heights is near Jackson County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow 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 Strickland Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strickland 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.

• Chestnut Mountain
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Mountain is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnut Mountain <1>
• Chicopee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chicopee is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
• Eaglewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eaglewood is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
• Evergreen Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
• Flowery Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flowery Branch is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowery Branch <1>
• Forest Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Forest Park is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Holiday Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
• Mulberry
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mulberry is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Pleasant Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Brook is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
• Quail Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Run is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Reed
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Reed is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Tanner Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tanner Mill is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Mill
• Vista Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vista Brook is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook

How Far From Strickland Heights 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 Strickland Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Strickland Heights and extending to:

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the North.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Strickland Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 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 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'