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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 Tara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tara 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 Tara:
    • 32.457365, -84.920764
    • 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 Tara
  • 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since Tara is near Russell County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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 Tara

Communities Also Named Tara ...

We found ten communities that are also named Tara.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Tara.

Beyond Georgia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Bibb County
      • This Tara is located in Bibb County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tara that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Tara.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Tara is located in Madison County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tara that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Tara.
    • Iowa
      • Webster County
      • This Tara is located in Webster County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tara that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Tara.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Tara is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tara that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Tara.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Tara is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tara that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Tara.
      • Cecil County
      • This Tara is located in Cecil County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the northeast of the Tara that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Tara.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Tara [Saint Louis County].
    • North Dakota
      • Steele County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Tara [Steele County].
    • Ontario
      • This Tara lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tara that is located in Muscogee County.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Tara is located in Arlington County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tara that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Tara.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tara ...

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.

  • Booker Washington Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crossgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Edgewood Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
  • Floyd Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Holiday Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Holly Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Woods is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
  • Lake Rushin Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
  • Magnolia Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Merrywood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Pleasantview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Quail Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quail Creek is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Regency Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Rosewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Valley Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Vista Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tara and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Tara to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 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 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tara) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Tara could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Tara 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 Tara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4574, Longitude: -84.9208       In this case, the coordinates for Tara have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.50 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.782 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.792 degrees.