Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shake Rag, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shake Rag and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shake Rag
- 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 Shake Rag:
- 33.417616, -84.559373
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Shake Rag
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Shake Rag is near Coweta County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Shake Rag ...
We found five communities that share the name Shake Rag.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Shake Rag.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Shake Rag ...
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.
- Chestnutfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnutfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutfield
- Chestnutfield is located in Fayette County
- Clover Reach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Reach
- Clover Reach is located in Fayette County
- Cobblestone Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblestone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Creek
- Cobblestone Creek is located in Fayette County
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Fetlock Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fetlock Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetlock Meadows
- Fetlock Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Fishers Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Bank
- Fishers Bank is located in Fayette County
- Golfview
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Greensway
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Groveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Heritage Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Heritage Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jennings Yard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Yard
- Jennings Yard is located in Fayette County
- Meadow Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Meadow Run is located in Fayette County
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- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Peachtree City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
- Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <4>
- Peachtree Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachtree Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Walk
- Peachtree Walk is located in Fayette County
- Piney Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
- Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
- Ridgelake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Rockspray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Sawmill Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmill Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Trace
- Sawmill Trace is located in Fayette County
- Spooner Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Ridge
- Spooner Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Spyglass Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spyglass Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Spyglass Hill is located in Fayette County
- Sweetwater Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Oaks
- Sweetwater Oaks is located in Fayette County
- Tapestry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Twigs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twigs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twigs Corner
- Twigs Corner is located in Fayette County
- Wisdom Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisdom Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Woods
- Wisdom Woods is located in Fayette County
- Overlook
How Far From Shake Rag 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 community such as Shake Rag to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shake Rag and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Shake Rag to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shake Rag. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.admin.co.fayette.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shake Rag) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shake Rag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4176, Longitude: -84.5594 In this case, the coordinates for Shake Rag have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Shake Rag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Shake Rag to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.339 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.73 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.433 degrees. |