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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 Wilshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilshire 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 Wilshire:
    • 33.820382, -84.211031
    • 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 Wilshire
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Wilshire is near Gwinnett County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Wilshire

Communities Also Named Wilshire ...

We found five communities that are also named Wilshire.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Wilshire.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Chatham County
      • This Wilshire is located in Chatham County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wilshire that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Wilshire.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Clinton County
      • This Wilshire is located in Clinton County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilshire that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Wilshire.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Wilshire is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilshire that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Wilshire.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Wilshire is located in Prince George's County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the northeast of the Wilshire that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Wilshire.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Wilshire is located in Forsyth County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilshire that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Wilshire.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilshire ...

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.

  • Choice ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Choice is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Four Winds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
  • Glen Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Glen Haven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Hidden Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Hills is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Hunters Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunters Glen is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Kings Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Mountain Brooke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
  • Mountain Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Patriots Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
  • Pebble Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
  • Rockbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rockbridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Silver Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
    • Smoke Rise
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Smoketree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
    • Stone Mill Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
    • Stone Mountain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Trickem
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Trickem is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
    • Tucker
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilshire and extending to:

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Wilshire 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.
  • 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Wilshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Wilshire 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 Wilshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8204, Longitude: -84.2110       In this case, the coordinates for Wilshire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.153 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.571 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.20 degrees.