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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 Westside Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westside 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 Westside Hills:
    • 33.695386, -84.571321
    • 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 Westside 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Since Westside Hills is near Douglas County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Westside Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westside 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.

  • Big Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Boulder Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Boulder Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
  • Cherokee Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Chestnut Log
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Log is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Log
  • Corn Creek Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
  • Flagstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Flagstone is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagstone
  • Gordon Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Gordon Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
  • Granada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Granada is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
  • Greens Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greens Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ferry
  • Holly Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Brook is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
  • Howard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Howard is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Ivy Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
    • Lizzie ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Lizzie is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
    • Meadowview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowview is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
    • Red Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Wing Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
    • Saddleback Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
    • Sandtown ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandtown is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Skyview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Skyview is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Songwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Songwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
    • Stonewall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Stonewall is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Summit Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Summit Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
    • Sun Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sun Valley is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sunrise
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunrise is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Tell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tell is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
    • Trail Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
    • Whisperwoods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods

How Far From Westside Hills to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Westside Hills and extending to:

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westside Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Westside Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Westside 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 Westside Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6954, Longitude: -84.5713       In this case, the coordinates for Westside Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.359 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.791 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.371 degrees.