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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Windy Hill
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Windy Hill ...
We found seven communities that share the name Windy Hill.
Within Georgia, the name Windy Hill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout 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.
- Florida
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) - Crystal Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
- Elder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Fieldstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
- Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
- Garden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
- Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
- Holly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
- Ivywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Jennings Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
- Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - McNutt Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNutt Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
- McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
- Overlook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
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- Quailwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Ramble Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramble Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
- Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
- Skyline Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
- Stonemill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonemill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
- Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
- Tanglebrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
- Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
- Tee Pee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Windy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
- Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
- Quailwood
How Far From Windy Hill 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windy Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windy Hill) to Point B.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). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.701 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.068 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.867 degrees. |