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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 Routons Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Routons Crossroads 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 Routons Crossroads:
- 32.893464, -84.632426
- 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 Routons Crossroads
- 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 Meriwether County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
- Since Routons Crossroads is near Talbot County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Routons Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Routons Crossroads ...
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.
- Bulloch Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bulloch Crossroads is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulloch Crossroads
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- County Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- County Line is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Flint Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Harris City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Hunters Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Crossroad is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Crossroad
- Jacks Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jacks Ferry is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Ferry
- Nebula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nebula is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebula
- Tax Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tax Crossroads is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tax Crossroads
- Warm Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Routons Crossroads 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 Routons Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Routons Crossroads and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Meriwether County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Routons Crossroads to Greenville, with an average speed<3> 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Routons Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Routons Crossroads 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 Routons Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8935, Longitude: -84.6324 In this case, the coordinates for Routons Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.356 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.676 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.583 degrees. |
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