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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 Ranger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ranger 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 Ranger:
    • 34.501265, -84.711076
    • 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 Ranger
  • 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 Gordon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
    • Since Ranger is near Pickens County and also Gilmer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer 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 Ranger

Communities Also Named Ranger ...

We found eight communities that are also named Ranger.

Within Georgia, the name Ranger is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Yell County
      • This Ranger is located in Yell County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west of the Ranger that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Ranger.
    • Indiana
      • Perry County
      • This Ranger is located in Perry County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ranger that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Ranger.
    • Missouri
      • Dent County
      • This Ranger is located in Dent County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ranger that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Ranger.
    • North Carolina
      • Cherokee 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 North Carolina community of Ranger [Cherokee County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Ranger lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ranger that is located in Gordon County.
    • Tennessee
      • Madison 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 Tennessee community of Ranger [Madison County].
    • Texas
      • Eastland County
      • This Ranger is located in Eastland County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the west of the Ranger that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Ranger.
    • West Virginia
      • Lincoln County
      • This Ranger is located in Lincoln County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ranger that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Ranger.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ranger ...

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.

  • Audubon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Audubon is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Big Spring ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Big Spring is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Blaine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Blaine is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Bloodtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bloodtown is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodtown
  • Bobo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bobo is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Bowls ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowls is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowls
  • Buff ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Buff is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
  • Cash
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cash is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Clipper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clipper is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
  • Farmville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmville is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Fields Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fields Ferry is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
  • Funkhouser
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
    • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hunts Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hunts Corner is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
    • Jerusalem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Lewis Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lewis Corner is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
    • Redbud
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Redbud is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
    • Scarecorn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Scarecorn is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarecorn
    • Sweden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sweden is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden

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

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

  • Calhoun, which is the Seat of Gordon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ranger to Calhoun, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ranger) 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 Ranger 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 Ranger 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 Ranger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5013, Longitude: -84.7111       In this case, the coordinates for Ranger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.475 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.038 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.232 degrees.