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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 Calvary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calvary 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 Calvary:
- 30.726976, -84.346671
- 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 Calvary
- 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 Calvary ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Calvary.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Calvary.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Calvary [Decatur County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marengo County
- This Calvary is located in Marengo County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Calvary that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Calvary.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Calvary [Cook County].
- Kentucky
- Marion County
- This Calvary is located in Marion County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the north of the Calvary that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Calvary.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Calvary is located in Harford County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Calvary that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Calvary.
- Mississippi
- Winston County
- This Calvary is located in Winston County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Calvary that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Calvary.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Montgomery County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Calvary.
- Morgan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Calvary [Morgan County].
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Calvary is located in Dyer County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Calvary that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Calvary.
- Texas
- Wood County
- This Calvary is located in Wood County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Calvary that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Calvary.
- Virginia
- Shenandoah County
- This Calvary is located in Shenandoah County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Calvary that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Calvary.
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Calvary that is located in Grady County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Calvary.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calvary ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Decatur County
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Dogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Dogtown is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Good Hope ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope is located in Grady County
- Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
- Havana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Grady County
- Meridian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Leon County (FL)
- Orange Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Springs
- Orange Springs is located in Grady County
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Grady County
- Rich Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bay
- Rich Bay is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Rocky Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Grady County
How Far From Calvary 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 Calvary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Calvary and extending to:
- Cairo, which is the Seat of Grady County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Calvary to Cairo, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Calvary 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Calvary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Calvary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7270, Longitude: -84.3467 |
| <3> | 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 Calvary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Calvary to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.063 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.036 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.954 degrees. |
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