Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wishing Well Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wishing Well Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wishing Well Hills
- 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 Wishing Well Hills:
- 33.666775, -84.292423
- 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 Wishing Well 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Wishing Well Hills is near Henry County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- eBird sighting report for Clayton 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wishing Well 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.
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Cedar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Cherry Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Cherrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
- Chimney Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
- Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Constitution
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constitution have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Creek Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Cove
- Creek Cove is located in Henry County
- Elizabeth Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
- Ellenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood
- Ellenwood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenwood <2>
- Forest Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Lincolndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
- Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
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- Millrun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Moonlight Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonlight Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
- Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Panthersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- River Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Riverchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Skyline Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
- Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Millrun
How Far From Wishing Well 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 Wishing Well Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wishing Well Hills and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Wishing Well Hills to White House, with an average speed<4>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 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wishing Well Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wishing Well Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wishing Well Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6668, Longitude: -84.2924 In this case, the coordinates for Wishing Well Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wishing Well Hills 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 312.194 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.597 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.269 degrees. |