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

  • 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 Magnet:
    • 33.565113, -84.015468
    • 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 Magnet
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
    • Since Magnet is near Newton County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Magnet

Communities Also Named Magnet ...

We found nine communities that are also named Magnet.

Within Georgia, the name Magnet is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Magnet [Hot Spring County].
    • California
      • Madera County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Magnet [Madera County].
    • Illinois
      • Coles County
      • This Magnet is located in Coles County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Magnet that is located in Rockdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Magnet.
    • Indiana
      • Perry County
      • This Magnet is located in Perry County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Magnet that is located in Rockdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Magnet.
    • Manitoba
      • This Magnet lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Magnet that is located in Rockdale County.
    • Missouri
      • Atchison County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Atchison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Magnet.
    • Nebraska
      • Cedar County
      • This Magnet is located in Cedar County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Magnet that is located in Rockdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Magnet.
    • Texas
      • Wharton County
      • This Magnet is located in Wharton County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Magnet that is located in Rockdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wharton County community of Magnet.
    • Virginia
      • Isle of Wight County
      • This Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Magnet that is located in Rockdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Magnet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnet ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Abide Awhile is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abide Awhile
  • Beaver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Blossom ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blossom is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Brandy Shoals
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Brandy Shoals is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Shoals
  • Fieldstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fieldstone is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Forest Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Lakes is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
  • Forest Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Forest Mill is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
  • Fountain Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fountain Hill is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fox Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
  • Hidden Shoals
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hidden Shoals is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Shoals
  • Honey Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Honey Creek is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
  • Knights Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Knights Landing is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Plum Orchard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Orchard is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
    • Shoal Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Shoal Creek is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
    • Slades Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Slades Mill is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Mill
    • Stone Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stone Creek is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek

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

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

  • Conyers, which is the Seat of Rockdale County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Magnet to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 535 miles [861 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 6,432 miles [10,351.3 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Magnet 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.
<2>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 Magnet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magnet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Magnet 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 Magnet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5651, Longitude: -84.0155       In this case, the coordinates for Magnet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.028 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.391 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.186 degrees.