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 Renfroe:
32.232652, -84.712422
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.
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 Chattahoochee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found two communities that share the name Renfroe.
Within Georgia, the name Renfroe is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Talladega County
This Renfroe is located in Talladega County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Renfroe that is located in Chattahoochee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Renfroe.
Mississippi
Leake County
This Renfroe is located in Leake County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the west of the Renfroe that is located in Chattahoochee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Renfroe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Renfroe ...
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.
Christopher (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Renfroe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Renfroe and extending to:
Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Renfroe 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Renfroe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Renfroe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2327, Longitude: -84.7124 In this case, the coordinates for Renfroe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 Renfroe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.367 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.596 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.763 degrees.