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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 Windy Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windy Hill 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 Windy Hill:
    • 33.937616, -83.432104
    • 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 Windy Hill
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Windy Hill is near Oconee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Windy Hill

Communities Also Named Windy Hill ...

We found seven communities that are also named Windy Hill.

Within Georgia, the name Windy Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Windy Hill [Duval County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Windy Hill is located in Ohio County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the northwest of the Windy Hill that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Windy Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Windy Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Windy Hill that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Windy Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Windy Hill [Florence County].
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Windy Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Windy Hill that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Windy Hill.
    • Texas
      • Dallam County
      • This Windy Hill is located in Dallam County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Windy Hill that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallam County community of Windy Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Windy Hill is located in Prince William County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Windy Hill that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Windy Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windy Hill ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Crystal Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
  • Elder
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Elder is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Fieldstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Garden Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Ivywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Jennings Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • McNutt Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
  • Overlook Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Quailwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Quailwood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
    • Ramble Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
    • Skyline Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Stonemill Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
    • Tanglebrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
    • Tanglewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tee Pee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
    • Windy Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Windy Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 493 miles [793.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Windy Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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- Windy Hill) 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 Windy Hill 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 Windy Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9376, Longitude: -83.4321       In this case, the coordinates for Windy Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.701 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.068 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.867 degrees.