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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 Rest Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rest Haven 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 Rest Haven:
    • 32.950686, -84.195194
    • 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 Rest Haven
  • 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 Upson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Upson County
    • Since Rest Haven is near Lamar County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Rest Haven

Communities Also Named Rest Haven ...

We found three communities that are also named Rest Haven.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Rest Haven.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Gwinnett County
      • This Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north of the Rest Haven that is located in Upson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Rest Haven.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Rest Haven is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rest Haven that is located in Upson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Rest Haven.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rest Haven that is located in Upson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Rest Haven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rest Haven ...

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.

  • Clearwater Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearwater Springs is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Springs
  • Dog Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dog Crossing is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Crossing
  • Horns Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Horns Crossroads is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Crossroads
  • Lincoln Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
  • Logtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Logtown is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
  • Meansville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Redbone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Redbone is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone
  • Redbone Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Redbone Crossroads is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone Crossroads
  • Rose Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Silvertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Silvertown is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown

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

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

  • Thomaston, which is the Seat of Upson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Rest Haven 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 573 miles [922.2 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 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rest Haven) 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 Rest Haven 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 Rest Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9507, Longitude: -84.1952       In this case, the coordinates for Rest Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.105 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.394 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.402 degrees.