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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 Weracoba Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weracoba Heights 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 Weracoba Heights:
- 32.474032, -84.968820
- 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 Weracoba Heights
- 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 Weracoba Heights is near Russell County and also Lee 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 Lee 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 Weracoba Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weracoba Heights ...
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.
- Bibb City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- City Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crescent Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- Dinglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
- Edgewood Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
- Floyd Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Holly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
- Lake Rushin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lincoln Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Magnolia Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Pleasantview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
- Regency Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Valley Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
How Far From Weracoba Heights 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 Weracoba Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weracoba Heights and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Weracoba Heights 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 627 miles [1,009.1 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 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Weracoba Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Weracoba Heights 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 Weracoba Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4740, Longitude: -84.9688 In this case, the coordinates for Weracoba Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.529 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.817 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.806 degrees. |
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