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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 Rehobeth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rehobeth 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 Rehobeth:
- 31.124810, -85.438583
- 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 Rehobeth
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Rehobeth is near Geneva County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva 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 Rehobeth
Communities Also Named Rehobeth ...
We found five communities that are also named Rehobeth.
Within Alabama, the name Rehobeth is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Harris County
- This Rehobeth is located in Harris County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rehobeth that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Rehobeth.
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- This Rehobeth is located in Somerset County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rehobeth that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Rehobeth.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Rehobeth is located in Cleveland County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rehobeth that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Rehobeth.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Rehobeth is located in Horry County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rehobeth that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Rehobeth.
- Texas
- Panola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rehobeth [Panola County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rehobeth ...
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.
- Big Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Chickasaw Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
- Clark Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Crossroads
- Cottondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottondale is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Jones Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Madrid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Madrid is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Melody Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Melody Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
- Parish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peterman is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Shady Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Silver Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Meadows is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
- Stadium Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stadium Place is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Place
- Tabernacle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Wiregrass Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wiregrass Hills is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiregrass Hills
How Far From Rehobeth to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Rehobeth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rehobeth and extending to:
- Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Rehobeth to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rehobeth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rehobeth 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rehobeth 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 Rehobeth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1248, Longitude: -85.4386 In this case, the coordinates for Rehobeth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.713 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.842 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.269 degrees. |
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