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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 Sun Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sun Hill 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 Sun Hill:
- 32.495141, -84.874375
- 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 Sun Hill
- 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- Since Sun Hill is near Chattahoochee County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Sun Hill
Communities Also Named Sun Hill ...
We found three communities that are also named Sun Hill.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Sun Hill.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Sun Hill in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Washington County
- This Sun Hill is located in Washington County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sun Hill that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sun Hill.
- Wayne County
- This Sun Hill is located in Wayne County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sun Hill that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Sun Hill.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Wyoming County
- This Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sun Hill that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Sun Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sun Hill ...
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.
- Crossgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Crystal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Floyd Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Foxrun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Holiday Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Lakeshore
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Magnolia Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
- Regency Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Valley Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Vista Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace
- Willow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Sun Hill 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 Sun Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sun Hill and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Sun Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sun Hill) 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 Sun Hill 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 Sun Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4951, Longitude: -84.8744 In this case, the coordinates for Sun Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.476 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.758 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.766 degrees. |
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