Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Rome:
  • 34.263427, -85.158283
  • 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 North 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 North Rome is near Bartow County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 North Rome

Communities Also Named North Rome ...

We found one communities that are also named North Rome.

Within Georgia, the name North Rome is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named North Rome in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bradford County
    • This North Rome is located in Bradford County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Rome that is located in Floyd County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of North Rome.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

• Chapel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• De Soto ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • De Soto is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
• Fieldwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fieldwood is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldwood
• Maplewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Maplewood is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Maplewood Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
• Maplewood Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maplewood Square is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Square
• Riverside Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riverside Park is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
• Summerville Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
• Widow Fools Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry

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

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

• Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from North Rome to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 552 miles [888.4 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 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 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 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>'