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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 Rehoboth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rehoboth 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 Rehoboth:
    • 33.771788, -83.483218
    • 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 Rehoboth
  • 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 Rehoboth ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Rehoboth.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Rehoboth.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • DeKalb County
      • This Rehoboth is located in DeKalb County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west of the Rehoboth that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Rehoboth.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Wilcox County
      • This Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rehoboth that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Rehoboth.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Rehoboth is located in Harrison County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rehoboth that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Rehoboth.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Rehoboth is located in Bristol County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rehoboth that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Rehoboth.
    • New Mexico
      • McKinley County
      • This Rehoboth is located in McKinley County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rehoboth that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Rehoboth.
    • North Carolina
      • Northampton County
      • This Rehoboth is located in Northampton County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rehoboth that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Rehoboth.
    • Ohio
      • Perry County
      • This Rehoboth is located in Perry County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the north of the Rehoboth that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Rehoboth.
      • Seneca County
      • This Rehoboth is located in Seneca County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km] to the north of the Rehoboth that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Rehoboth.
    • South Carolina
      • Edgefield 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 South Carolina community of Rehoboth [Edgefield County].
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer County
      • This Rehoboth is located in Dyer County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rehoboth that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Rehoboth.
    • Virginia
      • Lunenburg County
      • This Rehoboth is located in Lunenburg County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rehoboth that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Rehoboth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rehoboth ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coventry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Coventry is located in Oconee County
  • Elder Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Heights
    • Elder Heights is located in Oconee County
  • Elder Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Ridge
    • Elder Ridge is located in Oconee County
  • High Shoals
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
  • Laurel Chase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Chase
    • Laurel Chase is located in Oconee County
  • Malcolms Store
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcolms Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolms Store
    • Malcolms Store is located in Morgan County
  • Paradise Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Falls
    • Paradise Falls is located in Oconee County
  • Poplar Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
  • Quail Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Quail Run is located in Oconee County
  • Snows Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snows Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Mill
    • Snows Mill is located in Oconee County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Rehoboth once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rehoboth and extending to:

  • Madison, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rehoboth to Madison, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Morgan County: www.morganga.org/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rehoboth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rehoboth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7718, Longitude: -83.4832       In this case, the coordinates for Rehoboth 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 Rehoboth 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>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>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 Rehoboth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Rehoboth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.725 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.072 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.929 degrees.









 

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