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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 Red Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff:
    • 31.051064, -81.695662
    • 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 Red Bluff
  • 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Since Red Bluff is near Glynn County and also Brantley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brantley 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 Red Bluff

Communities Also Named Red Bluff ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Red Bluff.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Red Bluff.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Ben Hill County
      • This Red Bluff is located in Ben Hill County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Red Bluff that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ben Hill County community of Red Bluff.
    • Montgomery 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 Georgia community of Red Bluff [Montgomery County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Red Bluff [Jefferson County].
      • Little River County
      • This Red Bluff is located in Little River County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Bluff that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Red Bluff.
    • British Columbia
      • This Red Bluff lies 2,529 miles [4,070 km]<1> to the northwest of the Red Bluff that is located in Camden County.
    • California
      • Tehama County
      • This Red Bluff is located in Tehama County and lies 2,339 miles [3,764.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Bluff that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Red Bluff.
    • Montana
      • Madison County
      • This Red Bluff is located in Madison County and lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Red Bluff that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Red Bluff.
    • New Mexico
      • Eddy County
      • This Red Bluff is located in Eddy County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the west of the Red Bluff that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Red Bluff.
    • South Carolina
      • Marlboro County
      • This Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Red Bluff.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Red Bluff is located in Harris County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the west of the Red Bluff that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Red Bluff.
      • Jackson County
      • This Red Bluff is located in Jackson County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the west of the Red Bluff that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Red Bluff.
      • Reeves County
      • This Red Bluff is located in Reeves County and lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km] to the west of the Red Bluff that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reeves County community of Red Bluff.
      • San Saba County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in San Saba County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of Red Bluff.
    • Virginia
      • Wythe 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 Virginia community of Red Bluff [Wythe County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bluff ...

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.

  • Billyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Billyville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billyville
  • Ceylon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ceylon is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
  • Deerwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerwood is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Hickory Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
  • Hogan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hogan is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Piney Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Piney Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bluff
  • Plantation Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Plantation Point is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
  • Refuge ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Refuge is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Salter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Salter is located in Brantley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
  • Scarlet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Scarlet is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet
  • Spring Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
  • Union ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

  • Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Red Bluff to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Red Bluff) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Red Bluff 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>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 Red Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0511, Longitude: -81.6957       In this case, the coordinates for Red Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.607 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.40 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.944 degrees.