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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 Robins Forest West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robins Forest West 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 Robins Forest West:
    • 32.598479, -83.678517
    • 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 Robins Forest West
  • 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
    • Since Robins Forest West is near Peach County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Robins Forest West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robins Forest West ...

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.

  • Bass
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bass is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Creekside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Creekside is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Doublegate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Doublegate is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
  • Dove Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dove Cove is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Cove
  • Echo Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Echo Glen is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
  • Hickory Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Hidden Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Hunters Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pilgrim Rest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
    • Quail Meadow
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Quail Meadow is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Quail Run is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Settlers Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Turtle Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Turtle Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek

How Far From Robins Forest West to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Robins Forest West to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Robins Forest West to Perry, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 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 from Point A (ie- Robins Forest West) 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 Robins Forest West 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 Robins Forest West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5985, Longitude: -83.6785       In this case, the coordinates for Robins Forest West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.79 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.982 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.29 degrees.