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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 Tiffany Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tiffany Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tiffany Hills:
    • 33.548167, -84.319923
    • 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 Tiffany 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Since Tiffany Hills is near Henry County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Tiffany Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tiffany 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.

  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Camelot is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Clearbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearbrook is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
  • Creek Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
  • Emerald Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Emerald Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Haven Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Haven Park is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
  • Hidden Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Katherine Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
  • Maple Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mayday ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayday is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Orchard Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Paradise Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Paradise Park is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Park Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Park Forest is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
    • Red Oak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Oak is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sun Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sun Valley is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sunset Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills

How Far From Tiffany Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tiffany Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tiffany Hills and extending to:

  • Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Tiffany Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 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 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 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- Tiffany Hills) 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 Tiffany 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 Tiffany Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5482, Longitude: -84.3199       In this case, the coordinates for Tiffany Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.205 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.593 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.309 degrees.