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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 Cannonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cannonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cannonville:
    • 32.966515, -85.105217
    • 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 Cannonville
  • 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 Cannonville is near Chambers County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Cannonville

Communities Also Named Cannonville ...

We found two communities that are also named Cannonville.

Within Georgia, the name Cannonville is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Cannonville is located in Plymouth County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cannonville that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Cannonville.
    • Utah
      • Garfield County
      • This Cannonville is located in Garfield County and lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cannonville that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Cannonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cannonville ...

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.

  • Gray Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray Hill is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
  • Heatherbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Heatherbrook is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
  • Heritage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hogg Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hogg Mountain is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Mountain
  • Long Cane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Long Cane is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
  • Maplecreek Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
  • Piney Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Piney Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hills
  • River Trace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • River Trace is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
  • Shady Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Oaks is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
  • Smoke Rise
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Smoke Rise is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Spring Valley is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Timber Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Timber Ridge is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

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

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Cannonville to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 608 miles [978.5 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 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cannonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cannonville 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 Cannonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9665, Longitude: -85.1052       In this case, the coordinates for Cannonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.637 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.01 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.748 degrees.