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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sofkee
- 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:
- 30.801582, -84.303515
- 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 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 Grady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grady County
- Since Sofkee is near Gadsden County and also Leon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gadsden County
- eBird sighting report for Leon 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 Sofkee ...
We found one communities that share the name Sofkee.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Sofkee.
Beyond Georgia.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <3>
- Calvary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Calvary is located in Grady County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvary <3>
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <3>
- Good Hope ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Long Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Grady County
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Orange Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Springs
- Orange Springs is located in Grady County
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Grady County
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Grady County
- Rocky Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Grady County
- Roddenberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roddenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry
- Roddenberry is located in Grady County
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 and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Sofkee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sofkee and extending to:
- Cairo, which is the Seat of Grady County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Sofkee to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sofkee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sofkee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8016, Longitude: -84.3035 In this case, the coordinates for Sofkee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Sofkee 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 312.044 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.024 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.923 degrees. |