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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 Rehobeth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rehobeth 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 Rehobeth:
    • 32.640970, -84.883820
    • 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 Rehobeth
  • 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
    • Since Rehobeth is near Muscogee County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Rehobeth

Communities Also Named Rehobeth ...

We found five communities that are also named Rehobeth.

Within Georgia, the name Rehobeth is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Houston County
      • This Rehobeth is located in Houston County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rehobeth that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Rehobeth.
    • Maryland
      • Somerset County
      • This Rehobeth is located in Somerset County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rehobeth that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Rehobeth.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Rehobeth is located in Cleveland County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rehobeth that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Rehobeth.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Rehobeth is located in Horry County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rehobeth that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Rehobeth.
    • Texas
      • Panola 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 Rehobeth [Panola County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rehobeth ...

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.

  • Beaver Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Run is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
  • Candlestick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
  • Charter Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Double Churches
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Double Churches is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
  • Flat Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Foxfire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Foxrun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
  • Gordydale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gordydale is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordydale
  • Hearthstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Hidden Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Hunters Court
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
  • Leesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mulberry Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
    • Peppertree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
    • Spring Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Turntime Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Turntime Crossroads is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turntime Crossroads
    • Twin Chapel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
    • Victory Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

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

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

  • Hamilton, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Rehobeth to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Rehobeth) 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 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 Rehobeth 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 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 Rehobeth 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 Rehobeth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6410, Longitude: -84.8838       In this case, the coordinates for Rehobeth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.489 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.794 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.736 degrees.