Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ranch Forest:
  • 32.544862, -84.980488
  • 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 Ranch Forest

• 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
  • Since Ranch Forest is near Russell County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Ranch Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ranch Forest ...

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.

• Bibb City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
• Candlestick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
• City Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • City Village is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
• Crescent Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
• Double Churches
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Double Churches is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
• Fox Chapel
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
• Green Island Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
• Hunters Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
• Lincoln Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
• Peppertree
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
• Rose Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Rose Hill Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
• Twin Chapel
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
• Victory Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ranch Forest and extending to:

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the South.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Ranch Forest to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'