Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trickum Hills:
  • 34.080654, -84.487430
  • 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 Trickum 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Trickum Hills is near Cobb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Trickum Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trickum 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.

• Bluff Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluff Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
• Bramble Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bramble Oak is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Oak
• Cherokee Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
• Colony Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Colony Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Springs
• Creek View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Creek View is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
• Deerchase
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deerchase is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerchase
• Falcon Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
• Heritage Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Farms is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
• Holly Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
• Hunters Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Mill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
• Independence Walk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
• Joshua Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Kings Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
  • Knotts Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
  • Knotts Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Knotts Pointe is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Pointe
  • Little River Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Little River Crossing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Crossing
  • Misty Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Misty Mountain is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Mountain
  • Mountain Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
  • Noonday
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Noonday is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
  • Pioneer Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer Crossing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Crossing
  • Riverchase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Riverchase is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
  • Rocky Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
  • Rocky Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Skyridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
    • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
  • Sunny Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sunny Brook is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
  • Willow Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Willow Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Willow Tree is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree

How Far From Trickum 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 Trickum 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 Trickum Hills and extending to:

• Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Trickum Hills to Canton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 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 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'