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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 Rocky Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Gap and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rocky Gap:
- 34.973693, -84.235473
- 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 Rocky Gap
- 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Rocky Gap is near Cherokee County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Rocky Gap
Communities Also Named Rocky Gap ...
We found one communities that are also named Rocky Gap.
Within Georgia, the name Rocky Gap is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Rocky Gap in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Bland County
- This Rocky Gap is located in Bland County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rocky Gap that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bland County community of Rocky Gap.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Gap ...
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.
- Cutcane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Forge Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forge Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Mill
- Hothouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Loving
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loving is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mineral Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sunny Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunny Point is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Sweet Gum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Windy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Ridge is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
- Wolf Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Rocky Gap 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 Rocky Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Rocky Gap once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Rocky Gap and extending to:
- Blue Ridge, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Gap to Blue Ridge, with an average speed<4> 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south (S). 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 480 miles [772.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,960 miles [7,982.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rocky Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rocky Gap 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 Rocky Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9737, Longitude: -84.2355 In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.208 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.797 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.922 degrees. |
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