Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ruark:
  • 31.623230, -84.037127
  • 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 Ruark

• 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
  • Since Ruark is near Lee County and also Worth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worth 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 Ruark

Communities Also Named Ruark ...

We found one communities that are also named Ruark.

Within Georgia, the name Ruark is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Ruark in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Middlesex County
    • This Ruark is located in Middlesex County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ruark that is located in Dougherty County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Ruark.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruark ...

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.

• Colonial Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Eleanor Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grove Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Mossy Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mossy Oaks is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
• Nutview ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Nutview is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutview
• Pecan Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
• Pecan Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
• Red Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Rock is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Rolling Groves
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Groves is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Groves
• Sandalwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Ruark once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ruark and extending to:

• Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Ruark to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'