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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 Sofkee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sofkee 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 Sofkee:
- 32.724309, -83.653239
- 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 Sofkee
- 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Sofkee is near Peach County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Sofkee
Communities Also Named Sofkee ...
We found one communities that are also named Sofkee.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Sofkee.
Beyond Georgia.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Grady County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sofkee [Grady County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sofkee ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Christian Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
- Coal Neck Settlement ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Danes Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Danes Meadow is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danes Meadow
- Echo Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Echo Glen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
- Fairystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairystone is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairystone
- Glenhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
- Groveland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Park
- Honey Ridge Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunters Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Liberty View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty View is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View
- Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rutland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Silver Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Pines is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pines
- Terra Cotta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Terra Cotta is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Three Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Three Oaks is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
How Far From Sofkee 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 Sofkee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sofkee and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sofkee to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sofkee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sofkee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sofkee 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 Sofkee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7243, Longitude: -83.6532 In this case, the coordinates for Sofkee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.99 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.25 degrees. |
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