Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bloomfield Farms:
  • 32.811529, -83.719072
  • 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 Bloomfield Farms

• 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 Bloomfield Farms is near Peach County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Bloomfield Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloomfield Farms ...

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 east)
  • Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
• Christophers Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Christophers Cove is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Cove
• Coal Neck Settlement ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Neck Settlement is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Neck Settlement
• Glenhaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Glenhaven is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
• Green Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Meadows is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Groveland Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Groveland Park is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Park
• Hillview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillview is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Log Cabin Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Log Cabin Heights is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Heights
• Lumberhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lumberhill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberhill
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadows is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
• Silver Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Pines is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pines
• Unionville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Unionville is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bloomfield Farms and extending to:

• Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• 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 Bloomfield Farms 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 562 miles [904.5 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 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'