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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 Rollins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rollins 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 Rollins:
    • 33.865938, -84.902164
    • 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 Rollins
  • 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
    • Since Rollins is near Haralson County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Haralson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Rollins

Communities Also Named Rollins ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Rollins.

Within Georgia, the name Rollins is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Rollins is located in Autauga County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rollins that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Rollins.
      • Chambers County
      • This Rollins is located in Chambers County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southwest of the Rollins that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Rollins.
      • Etowah County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Rollins [Etowah County].
    • Colorado
      • Gilpin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Rollins [Gilpin County].
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Rollins is located in Lake County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rollins that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Rollins.
    • Indiana
      • Martin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Rollins [Martin County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Rollins is located in Saint Louis County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rollins that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Rollins.
    • Montana
      • Lake County
      • This Rollins is located in Lake County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rollins that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Rollins.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rollins [Burke County].
      • Madison County
      • This Rollins is located in Madison County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rollins that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Rollins.
    • South Carolina
      • Williamsburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Rollins [Williamsburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rollins [Madison County].
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Rollins [Spokane County].
    • West Virginia
      • Mason County
      • This Rollins is located in Mason County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rollins that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Rollins.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rollins ...

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.

  • Arbor Walk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arbor Walk is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Walk
  • Bud
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bud is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
  • Cottonwood Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Valley is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Valley
  • Emerald Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Greenacres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenacres is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
  • Hickory Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Gap is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Gap
  • Honeysuckle Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Swan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake Swan is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Swan
  • Little Creek Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Little Creek Farms is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Farms
  • Meadow Lark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Lark is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lark
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Mulberry Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulberry Place is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Place
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oak Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Creek is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Pumpkin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pumpkin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Quail Run is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rock Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Union
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Union is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Willow Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Willow Creek is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek

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

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

  • Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Rollins to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rollins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rollins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Rollins 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.
<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 Rollins 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 Rollins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8659, Longitude: -84.9022       In this case, the coordinates for Rollins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.562 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.049 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.461 degrees.