Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Redbone Crossroads:
  • 32.869300, -84.255473
  • 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 Redbone Crossroads

• 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 Upson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upson County
  • Since Redbone Crossroads is near Monroe County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Redbone Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Redbone Crossroads ...

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.

• Carsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
• Clearwater Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Clearwater Springs is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Springs
• Crest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Crest is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
• Dog Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dog Crossing is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Crossing
• Lincoln Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
• Logtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Logtown is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Rest Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rest Haven is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
• Silvertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silvertown is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
• Trices Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Trices Ferry is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trices Ferry

How Far From Redbone Crossroads 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 Redbone Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Thomaston, which is the Seat of Upson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Redbone Crossroads 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'