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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 Rockbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockbrook 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 Rockbrook:
    • 33.490414, -82.030950
    • 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 Rockbrook
  • 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Since Rockbrook is near Aiken County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Rockbrook

Communities Also Named Rockbrook ...

We found two communities that are also named Rockbrook.

Within Georgia, the name Rockbrook is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Rockbrook [Douglas County].
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Rockbrook is located in Albemarle County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Rockbrook that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Rockbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockbrook ...

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.

  • Colony Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Colony Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Foxhall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Foxhall is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Golden Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Golden Terrace is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
  • Highgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Highgate is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Hillside Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillside Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
  • Lulaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
  • Martinez
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayo is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Memory Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
  • National Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • National Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
  • Stevens Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Summerville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Summerville is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Sunset Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Valley Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Park is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Woodlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rockbrook to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Rockbrook could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Rockbrook 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 Rockbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4904, Longitude: -82.0310       In this case, the coordinates for Rockbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.88 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.06 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.447 degrees.