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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 Arkwright, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arkwright and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Arkwright:
    • 32.932915, -83.702957
    • 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 Arkwright
  • 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Arkwright is near Jones County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Arkwright

Communities Also Named Arkwright ...

We found five communities that are also named Arkwright.

Within Georgia, the name Arkwright is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby County
      • This Arkwright is located in Shelby County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Arkwright that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Arkwright.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Arkwright is located in Chautauqua County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Arkwright that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Arkwright.
    • Ontario
      • This Arkwright lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the north of the Arkwright that is located in Bibb County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Arkwright is located in Kent County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arkwright that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Arkwright.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Arkwright is located in Spartanburg County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arkwright that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Arkwright.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arkwright ...

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.

  • Castlegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Castlegate is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Dixie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Forest Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Lake is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Glen Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glen Cove is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Hillview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hillview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Plentitude ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Plentitude is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentitude
  • Pope's Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pope's Ferry is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope's Ferry
  • Riverside Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside Park is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
  • Riverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Three Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Three Points is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points

How Far From Arkwright 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 Arkwright to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arkwright and extending to:

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Arkwright to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Arkwright) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Arkwright 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 Arkwright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9329, Longitude: -83.7030       In this case, the coordinates for Arkwright have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.82 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.063 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.219 degrees.