Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Honey Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honey Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Honey Creek
- 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 Honey Creek:
- 33.604278, -84.048524
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Honey Creek
- 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 Rockdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
- Since Honey Creek is near Newton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Honey Creek ...
We found seven communities that share the name Honey Creek.
Within Georgia, the name Honey Creek is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Ogle County
- This Honey Creek is located in Ogle County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Honey Creek that is located in Rockdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Honey Creek.
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Honey Creek is located in Henry County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the north of the Honey Creek that is located in Rockdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Honey Creek.
- Iowa
- Pottawattamie County
- This Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Honey Creek that is located in Rockdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Honey Creek.
- Missouri
- Cole County
- This Honey Creek is located in Cole County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Honey Creek that is located in Rockdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cole County community of Honey Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Honey Creek that is located in Rockdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Honey Creek.
- Texas
- Comal County
- This Honey Creek is located in Comal County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Honey Creek that is located in Rockdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Honey Creek.
- Wisconsin
- Racine County
- This Honey Creek is located in Racine County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Honey Creek that is located in Rockdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Honey Creek.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Honey Creek ...
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.
- Abide Awhile
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abide Awhile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abide Awhile
- Abide Awhile is located in Newton County
- Blossom ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Brandy Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Shoals
- Brandy Shoals is located in Newton County
- Fieldstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
- Fieldstone is located in Newton County
- Fountain Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Rockdale County
- Hidden Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Shoals
- Hidden Shoals is located in Newton County
- Magnet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Orleans ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Plum Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
- Plum Orchard is located in Newton County
- Shoal Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Shoal Creek is located in Newton County
- Slades Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slades Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Mill
- Slades Mill is located in Newton County
- Stone Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Stone Creek is located in Newton County
How Far From Honey Creek 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 Honey Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Honey Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Honey Creek and extending to:
- Conyers, which is the Seat of Rockdale County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Honey Creek to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockdale County: www.rockdalecounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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- Honey Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Honey Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6043, Longitude: -84.0485 In this case, the coordinates for Honey Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Honey Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Honey Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.049 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.421 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.189 degrees. |