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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 Riverbend Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverbend Farms 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 Riverbend Farms:
    • 33.518171, -83.902685
    • 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 Riverbend 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Riverbend Farms is near Henry County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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 Riverbend Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverbend 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 Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Forest Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Lakes is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
  • Forest Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Mill is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
  • Fox Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
  • Hidden Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Pines is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • High Point is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hollow Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hollow Oaks is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Oaks
  • Island Shoals ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Island Shoals is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Knights Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Knights Landing is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
  • Newton Chase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Newton Chase is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Chase
  • Porterdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • River North
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • River North is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
    • Riverside Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside Park is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverwood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Rocky Plains
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rocky Plains is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Plains
    • Rogers Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rogers Heights is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
    • Twin Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Riverbend 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 Riverbend Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Riverbend Farms and extending to:

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Riverbend Farms to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riverbend Farms) 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 Riverbend 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 Riverbend Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5182, Longitude: -83.9027       In this case, the coordinates for Riverbend Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.96 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.307 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.154 degrees.