Complex feelings for certain places

At an early age I picked up on vibes I would get for different places, almost like a sixth sense. But instead of being necessarily tied in with emotions (although some places made me happy and some sad), it had more to do with feelings that are multidimensional like as if a billion different types of feelings can exist. As I have gotten older I noticed it has diminished substantially especially after I got to be about a sophomore in high school. Now at 22 years old it has seemed to have gone away almost completely, with only a few hints every now and then. I used to tell numerous people about it, but most couldn't relate to me and some people even judged me because of it. After explaining it to my dad for a while he finally remembered that happening to him too. Also a good friend of mine that I met about a year ago also has experienced this same thing, and even more recently I met a recovering heroin addict who started using drugs in his teens because he hated the loss of those feelings and so he started smoking pot in hopes to enhance his perspective in life and maybe bring those feelings back, but sadly he got into harder stuff. Thankfully now he has been sober for over 8 months. Also more recently I have noticed that when I sleep and have strong and vibrant dreams I tend to get those feelings like I did when I was younger and when I wake up it still bleeds over for like 10 or so minutes. Now I am beginning to think that I am not crazy and am onto something very interesting and important, if their are other people who have noticed this then please comment, and most importantly is it normal?? :)