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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 Virginia Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Virginia Highlands 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 Virginia Highlands:
- 33.782328, -84.351314
- 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 Virginia Highlands
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Virginia Highlands is near DeKalb County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Virginia Highlands
Communities Also Named Virginia Highlands ...
We found one communities that are also named Virginia Highlands.
Within Georgia, the name Virginia Highlands is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Virginia Highlands in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Virginia Highlands is located in Arlington County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the northeast of the Virginia Highlands that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Virginia Highlands.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Virginia Highlands ...
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.
- Cabbage Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Comfort Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
- Copen Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
- Edwardsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
- Peoplestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Roseland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Snake Nation ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
- Summerhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerhill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Vine City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vine City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
How Far From Virginia Highlands 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 Virginia Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Virginia Highlands and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Virginia Highlands to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Virginia Highlands) 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 Virginia Highlands 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 Virginia Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7823, Longitude: -84.3513 In this case, the coordinates for Virginia Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.233 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.659 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.264 degrees. |
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