Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rice Springs Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rice Springs Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rice Springs Estates

• 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 Rice Springs Estates:
  • 34.266760, -85.252731
  • 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 Rice Springs Estates

• 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Since Rice Springs Estates is near Polk County and also Chattooga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga 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 Rice Springs Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rice Springs Estates ...

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.

• Berryhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Berryhill is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
• Bone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bone is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
• De Soto ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • De Soto is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
• Fair Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Garden Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Garden Lakes is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lakes
• Horseshoe Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Merry Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Merry Acres is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
• Radio Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Radio Springs is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radio Springs
• Rollingwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rollingwood is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
• Summerville Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
• Widow Fools Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry

How Far From Rice Springs Estates 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 community such as Rice Springs Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rice Springs Estates and extending to:

• Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Rice Springs Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'