Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tumlin 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 Tumlin Heights:
  • 34.261213, -83.847122
  • 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 Tumlin 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 Tumlin Heights is near Forsyth County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Tumlin Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tumlin 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.

• Cherrywood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cherrywood is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Chicopee
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chicopee is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
• Eaglewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eaglewood is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
• Evergreen Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
• Fleetwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fleetwood is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
• Fox Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fox Trace is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
• Green Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Hills is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Holiday Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
• Holland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holland is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Maple Forge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maple Forge is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
• Mulberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mulberry is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Pleasant Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Brook is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant View is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quail Run is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Tanner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Tanner is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
  • Vista Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vista Brook is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook

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

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

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Tumlin Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 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 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'