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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 River Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Farms 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 River Farms:
- 33.858452, -83.337658
- 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 River Farms
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since River Farms is near Clarke County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 River Farms
Communities Also Named River Farms ...
We found one communities that are also named River Farms.
Within Georgia, the name River Farms is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named River Farms in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This River Farms is located in Howard County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the northeast of the River Farms that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of River Farms.
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Farms ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Crossties
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crossties is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossties
- Garden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickory Point is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Hunters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Ivywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivywood is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
- Old Mill Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Mill Chase is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Chase
- Pioneer Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pioneer Woods is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Woods
- Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red Fox
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Red Fox is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox
- Rock and Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock and Shoals is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock and Shoals
- Snapfinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
- Summit Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Tee Pee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From River Farms 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 River Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Farms and extending to:
- Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from River Farms 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 493 miles [793.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 River Farms 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 River Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8585, Longitude: -83.3377 In this case, the coordinates for River Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.644 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.991 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.851 degrees. |
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