Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Roopville:
  • 33.456638, -85.130407
  • 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 Roopville

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Roopville is near Heard County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Roopville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roopville ...

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.

• Cedarwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedarwood is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Centralhatchee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
• Double Branches
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Double Branches is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
• Farmers High
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmers High is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers High
• Joel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Joel is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Roosterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roosterville is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
• Star Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Star Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Point
• Stoney Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stoney Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Unity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Unity is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
• Victory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Victory is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
• Yellow Dirt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt

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

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

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roopville to Carrollton, with an average speed<2> 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'