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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 Rollingwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rollingwood 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 Rollingwood:
    • 33.990391, -83.401825
    • 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 Rollingwood
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Rollingwood is near Jackson County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Rollingwood

Communities Also Named Rollingwood ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Rollingwood.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Rollingwood.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Floyd County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Floyd County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Rollingwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Rollingwood.
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,176 miles [3,501.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Rollingwood.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rollingwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Cleveland County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Rollingwood.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Rollingwood.
      • Johnston County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Johnston County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Rollingwood.
      • Pitt County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Pitt County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Rollingwood.
      • Wake County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Wake County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Rollingwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Lexington County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Rollingwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rollingwood.
    • Texas
      • Travis County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Travis County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Rollingwood.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Rollingwood.
      • Isle of Wight County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Rollingwood.
      • Portsmouth City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Rollingwood [Portsmouth City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rollingwood ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Camelot is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Center is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Cherokee Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Elder
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elder is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Garden Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
  • Holly Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • McNutt Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
  • Quailwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Quailwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
  • Ramble Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
  • Rebel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rebel Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Hill
  • Rushwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rushwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushwood
  • Shoal Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Shoalsview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
    • Skyline Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Stonemill Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
    • Tanglebrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
    • Tanglewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Windy Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Rollingwood to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rollingwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rollingwood 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.
<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 Rollingwood 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 Rollingwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9904, Longitude: -83.4018       In this case, the coordinates for Rollingwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.685 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.057 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.842 degrees.