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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 Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Rock 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 Rock:
    • 31.582677, -83.937402
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Red Rock
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Red Rock ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Red Rock.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Red Rock.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Cobb County
      • This Red Rock is located in Cobb County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Red Rock.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This Red Rock is located in Colbert County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Red Rock.
      • Walker County
      • This Red Rock is located in Walker County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Red Rock.
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Red Rock is located in Apache County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Red Rock.
      • Mohave 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 Arizona community of Red Rock [Mohave County].
      • Pinal County
      • This Red Rock is located in Pinal County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km] to the west of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Red Rock.
      • Yavapai County
      • This Red Rock is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km] to the west northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Red Rock.
    • Arkansas
      • Newton County
      • This Red Rock is located in Newton County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Red Rock.
    • British Columbia
      • This Red Rock lies 2,440 miles [3,926.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
    • California
      • Lassen 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 California community of Red Rock [Lassen County].
    • Iowa
      • Marion County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Marion County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Red Rock.
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln 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 Kansas community of Red Rock [Lincoln County].
    • Minnesota
      • Cook County
      • This Red Rock is located in Cook County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Red Rock.
      • Cottonwood 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 Minnesota community of Red Rock [Cottonwood County].
    • Montana
      • Beaverhead County
      • This Red Rock is located in Beaverhead County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Red Rock.
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Red Rock.
    • New Brunswick
      • 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 New Brunswick community of Red Rock.
    • New Mexico
      • McKinley County
      • This Red Rock is located in McKinley County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Red Rock.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Red Rock is located in Columbia County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Red Rock.
      • Onondaga County
      • This Red Rock is located in Onondaga County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the north northeast of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Red Rock.
    • Oklahoma
      • Noble County
      • This Red Rock is located in Noble County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Red Rock.
    • Ontario
      • This Red Rock lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the north of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Red Rock is located in Luzerne County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Red Rock.
      • McKean County
      • This Red Rock is located in McKean County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the north northeast of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Red Rock.
    • Texas
      • Bastrop County
      • This Red Rock is located in Bastrop County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the west of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Red Rock.
      • Gregg 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 Texas community of Red Rock [Gregg County].
    • West Virginia
      • Upshur County
      • This Red Rock is located in Upshur County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Red Rock.
    • Wisconsin
      • Lafayette County
      • This Red Rock is located in Lafayette County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Red Rock that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Red Rock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Rock ...

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.

  • Eleanor Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
    • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
  • Five Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Dougherty County
  • Gordy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordy
    • Gordy is located in Worth County
  • Grove Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Indian Cove ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
    • Indian Cove is located in Worth County
  • Mossy Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
    • Mossy Oaks is located in Worth County
  • Nutview ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutview
    • Nutview is located in Lee County
  • Pecan City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
  • Pecan Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
    • Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
  • Pecan Terrace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
    • Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
  • Rolling Groves
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Groves
    • Rolling Groves is located in Dougherty County
  • Sandalwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandalwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
    • Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
  • Shingler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingler
    • Shingler is located in Worth County

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

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

  • Sylvester, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Red Rock to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5827, Longitude: -83.9374       In this case, the coordinates for Red Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rock 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 Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Rock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.885 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.949 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.62 degrees.









 

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