Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cameron Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cameron Cove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cameron Cove

• 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 Cameron Cove:
  • 33.097345, -85.070217
  • 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 Cameron Cove

• 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
  • Since Cameron Cove is near Heard County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Cameron Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cameron Cove ...

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.

• Beaver Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Beaver Cove is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
• Creek Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
• Eagles Rest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Holly Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holly Hill is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Indian Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Bend is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bend
• Meadowlands
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
• Mooty Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mooty Ferry is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooty Ferry
• Riverwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riverwood is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Sassafrass Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
  • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
• Sunny Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
• View Pointe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • View Pointe is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
• Wildwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cameron Cove and extending to:

• LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Cameron Cove to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'