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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 Rock Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Chapel 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 Rock Chapel:
    • 33.757608, -84.077971
    • 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 Rock Chapel
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Rock Chapel is near Gwinnett County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Rock Chapel

Communities Also Named Rock Chapel ...

We found one communities that are also named Rock Chapel.

Within Georgia, the name Rock Chapel is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Rock Chapel in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Rock Chapel lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rock Chapel that is located in DeKalb County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Chapel ...

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.

  • Bermuda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
  • Hidden Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Hills is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Mason Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Woods
  • Meadow Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
  • Mountain Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Cove is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
  • Rock Bridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rock Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
  • Rockbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockbridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
  • Scenic Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Scenic Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Mountain
  • Summer Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Summer Place is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
  • Swift Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Swift Creek is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Creek
  • Timber Trace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Timber Trace is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trace
  • Twin Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village

How Far From Rock Chapel 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 Rock Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Chapel to Decatur, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 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 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Chapel) 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 Rock Chapel 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 Rock Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7576, Longitude: -84.0780       In this case, the coordinates for Rock Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.072 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.47 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.164 degrees.