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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 Forest Hills Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Hills Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Forest Hills Estates:
- 36.030415, -80.416999
- 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 Forest Hills Estates
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Forest Hills Estates is near Davie County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Forest Hills Estates
Communities Also Named Forest Hills Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Forest Hills Estates.
Within North Carolina, the name Forest Hills Estates is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Forest Hills Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Forest Hills Estates that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Forest Hills Estates.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Forest Hills Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Forest Hills Estates that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Forest Hills Estates.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Forest Hills Estates is located in Prince William County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Hills Estates that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Forest Hills Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Hills Estates ...
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.
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bixby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bixby is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Cinnamon Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Cutters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Davie Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davie Gardens is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Gardens
- Eaglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Grapewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Harmony Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Jonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Robin Hood Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Robinhood Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Rollingreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rollingreen is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingreen
- Shallow Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shallow Ford is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
- Valley Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Oaks is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks
How Far From Forest Hills Estates 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 Forest Hills Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Hills Estates and extending to:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Hills Estates to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Hills Estates) 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 Forest Hills Estates 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 Forest Hills Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0304, Longitude: -80.4170 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Hills Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.972 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.092 degrees. |
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