Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rockmart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockmart and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rockmart

• 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 Rockmart:
  • 34.009654, -85.045268
  • 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 Rockmart

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Rockmart is near Paulding County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Rockmart

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockmart ...

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.

• Brewers ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brewers is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers
• Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Divide
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Divide is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
• Don ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Don is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
• Fish
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fish is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
• Fish Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fish Creek is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Grady ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Grady is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
• Hamlet ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamlet is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Iron Stab
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Iron Stab is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Stab
• Red Ore ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Red Ore is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ore

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rockmart and extending to:

• Cedartown, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rockmart to Cedartown, 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 41 miles [66 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'