Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Azalea Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Azalea Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Azalea Park

• 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 Azalea Park:
  • 32.837362, -83.689904
  • 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 Azalea Park

• 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 Azalea Park 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 Azalea Park

Communities Also Named Azalea Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Azalea Park.

Within Georgia, the name Azalea Park is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Azalea Park in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Orange County
    • This Azalea Park is located in Orange County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Azalea Park that is located in Bibb County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Azalea Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Azalea Park ...

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.

• Christian Rest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
• Forest Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Forest Lake is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Glenhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Glenhaven is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
• Green Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Meadows is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Hillview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillview is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Log Cabin Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Log Cabin Heights is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Heights
• Lumberhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lumberhill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberhill
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Unionville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Unionville is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Vineville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Vineville is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineville

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

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

• Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Azalea Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'