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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 New Rome, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Rome 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 New Rome:
    • 34.217317, -85.175228
    • 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 New Rome
  • 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Since New Rome is near Polk County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 New Rome

Communities Also Named New Rome ...

We found three communities that are also named New Rome.

Within Georgia, the name New Rome is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Sibley County
      • This New Rome is located in Sibley County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the New Rome that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sibley County community of New Rome.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This New Rome is located in Franklin County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New Rome that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of New Rome.
    • Wisconsin
      • Adams 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 Wisconsin community of New Rome [Adams County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Rome ...

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.

  • Boozeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Boozeville is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozeville
  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • De Soto is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Fieldwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fieldwood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldwood
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Maplewood Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood Square is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Square
  • Merry Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Merry Acres is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Radio Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Radio Springs is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radio Springs
    • Ridgedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ridgedale is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Saddle Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Saddle Mountain is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
    • Silver Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Six Mile
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Six Mile is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
    • Widow Fools Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry

How Far From New Rome to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Rome to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from New Rome to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- New Rome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 New Rome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 New Rome 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 New Rome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2173, Longitude: -85.1752       In this case, the coordinates for New Rome have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.739 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.303 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.487 degrees.