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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 Redbone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redbone 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 Redbone:
- 32.990130, -84.097414
- 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
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Redbone is near Monroe County and also Upson 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 Upson 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
Communities Also Named Redbone ...
We found one communities that are also named Redbone.
Within Georgia, the name Redbone is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Redbone in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Warren County
- This Redbone is located in Warren County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the west of the Redbone that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Redbone.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redbone ...
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.
- Box Ankle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Dog Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dog Crossing is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Crossing
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Horns Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Horns Crossroads is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Crossroads
- Liberty Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Logtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Logtown is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Logwall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logwall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logwall
- Meansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Redbone Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redbone Crossroads is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone Crossroads
- Rest Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Socrates ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Socrates is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socrates
- Star Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Star Mills is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Redbone to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redbone and extending to:
- Barnesville, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Redbone to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Redbone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Redbone 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 Redbone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9901, Longitude: -84.0974 In this case, the coordinates for Redbone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.05 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.356 degrees. |
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