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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 Roosterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roosterville 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 Roosterville:
    • 33.403448, -85.183834
    • 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 Roosterville
  • 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 Heard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
    • Since Roosterville is near Carroll County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Roosterville

Communities Also Named Roosterville ...

We found two communities that are also named Roosterville.

Within Georgia, the name Roosterville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Roosterville is located in Berkshire County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Roosterville that is located in Heard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Roosterville.
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This Roosterville is located in Clay County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roosterville that is located in Heard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Roosterville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roosterville ...

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.

  • Bucktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucktown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Centralhatchee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Farmers High
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Farmers High is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers High
  • Graham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Joel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Joel is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
  • Red Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Oak is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Rockridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockridge is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge
  • Shellnut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Shellnut is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellnut
  • Star Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Star Point is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Point
  • Stoney Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stoney Point is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
  • Unity
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Unity is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Victory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Victory is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Whispering Pines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Yellow Dirt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt

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

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Heard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Roosterville to Franklin, 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 51 miles [82.1 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 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 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roosterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Roosterville 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 Roosterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4034, Longitude: -85.1838       In this case, the coordinates for Roosterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.706 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.151 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.68 degrees.