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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 Rock Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Bluff 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 Rock Bluff:
- 30.543528, -84.912695
- 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 Rock Bluff
- 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Since Rock Bluff is near Calhoun County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Rock Bluff
Communities Also Named Rock Bluff ...
We found three communities that are also named Rock Bluff.
Within Florida, the name Rock Bluff is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Cass County
- This Rock Bluff is located in Cass County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rock Bluff that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Rock Bluff.
- South Carolina
- Williamsburg County
- This Rock Bluff is located in Williamsburg County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rock Bluff that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Rock Bluff.
- Texas
- Burnet County
- Although located in Burnet County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnet County community of Rock Bluff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Bluff ...
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.
- Alliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Choconickla ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Choconickla is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconickla
- Grand Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardaway is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Jinks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jinks is located in Decatur County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks
- Juniper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Juniper is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Leonards ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leonards is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Pine Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
How Far From Rock Bluff 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 Rock Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock Bluff and extending to:
- Bristol, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Rock Bluff to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Rock Bluff) 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 Rock Bluff 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 Rock Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5435, Longitude: -84.9127 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.37 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.365 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.196 degrees. |
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