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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 Rhine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rhine and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Rhine:
    • 31.989721, -83.200206
    • 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 Rhine
  • 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
    • Since Rhine is near Wilcox County and also Telfair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Telfair 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 Rhine

Communities Also Named Rhine ...

We found three communities that are also named Rhine.

Within Georgia, the name Rhine is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Sherman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rhine [Sherman County].
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rhine [Ashe County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • This Rhine is located in Sheboygan County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Rhine that is located in Dodge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Rhine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhine ...

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.

  • China Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • China Hill is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Five Points is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Forest Glen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Forest Glen is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Kramer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kramer is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
  • Lulaville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lulaville is located in Ben Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
  • Poplar Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Queensland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Queensland is located in Ben Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
  • Temperance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Temperance is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
  • Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Rhine to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Rhine to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Eastman, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rhine to Eastman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 589 miles [947.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rhine 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rhine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rhine 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 Rhine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9897, Longitude: -83.2002    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.489 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.549 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.256 degrees.