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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 Idlewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idlewood 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 Idlewood:
    • 33.383731, -83.852404
    • 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 Idlewood
  • 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Idlewood is near Jasper County and also Butts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butts 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 Idlewood

Communities Also Named Idlewood ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Idlewood.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Idlewood.

Beyond Georgia, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Bibb County
      • This Idlewood is located in Bibb County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Idlewood.
    • Burke County
      • This Idlewood is located in Burke County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Idlewood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This Idlewood is located in Coffee County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Idlewood.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Idlewood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the west of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Idlewood.
    • Illinois
      • Jefferson County
      • This Idlewood is located in Jefferson County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Idlewood.
    • Louisiana
      • Orleans Parish
      • This Idlewood is located in Orleans Parish and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Idlewood.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Idlewood is located in Baltimore City and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Idlewood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Idlewood is located in Bristol County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Idlewood.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Idlewood [Erie County].
    • North Carolina
      • Scotland County
      • This Idlewood is located in Scotland County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Idlewood.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Idlewood is located in Hamilton County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the north of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Idlewood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Idlewood is located in Allegheny County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Idlewood.
      • Bucks County
      • This Idlewood is located in Bucks County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Idlewood.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Idlewood is located in Greenwood County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Idlewood.
      • Sumter County
      • This Idlewood is located in Sumter County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the east of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Idlewood.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Idlewood is located in Williamson County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Idlewood.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Idlewood is located in Roanoke City and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Idlewood.
      • Suffolk City
      • This Idlewood is located in Suffolk City and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east northeast of the Idlewood that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Idlewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Idlewood ...

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.

  • Hardys Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hardys Crossroads is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys Crossroads
  • Hollow Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollow Oaks is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Oaks
  • Iron Springs Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Island Shoals ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Shoals is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
  • Kitchens Store ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kitchens Store is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Store
  • Leadmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Leadmore is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmore
  • Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Prospect is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Rocky Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Creek is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
  • Stark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stark is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Turtles Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Turtles Cove is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtles Cove
  • Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Union is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Idlewood to Covington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Idlewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Idlewood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Idlewood 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 Idlewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3837, Longitude: -83.8524       In this case, the coordinates for Idlewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.925 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.248 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.167 degrees.