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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 Redfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redfield 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 Redfield:
    • 33.955657, -84.345203
    • 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 Redfield
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Redfield is near Fulton County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Redfield

Communities Also Named Redfield ...

We found eight communities that are also named Redfield.

Within Georgia, the name Redfield is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Redfield is located in Jefferson County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west of the Redfield that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Redfield.
    • Iowa
      • Dallas County
      • This Redfield is located in Dallas County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Redfield that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Redfield.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • This Redfield is located in Bourbon County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Redfield that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Redfield.
    • Michigan
      • Cass 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 Michigan community of Redfield [Cass County].
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Redfield is located in Oswego County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Redfield that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Redfield.
    • Ohio
      • Perry County
      • This Redfield is located in Perry County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Redfield that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Redfield.
    • South Dakota
      • Spink County
      • This Redfield is located in Spink County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Redfield that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spink County community of Redfield.
    • Texas
      • Nacogdoches County
      • This Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west of the Redfield that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Redfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Redfield ...

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.

  • Chestnut Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
  • Dunwoody
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Forest Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
  • Happy Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
  • Hidden Branches
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
  • Jett Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jett Ferry is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ferry
  • Lake Colony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
  • Lake Villas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Villas is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villas
  • Littlebrooke Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
  • Martins Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Martins Ferry is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Meadowlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
  • Peachtree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Riversong
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Riversong is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong
    • Sandy Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Trailridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
    • Village Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill

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

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

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Redfield to Decatur, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Redfield) 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 Redfield 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Redfield 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 Redfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9557, Longitude: -84.3452       In this case, the coordinates for Redfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.237 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.687 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.22 degrees.