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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 Carters Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carters Grove 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 Carters Grove:
- 33.693460, -82.943204
- 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 Carters Grove
- 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 Taliaferro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taliaferro County
- Since Carters Grove is near Oglethorpe County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Carters Grove
Communities Also Named Carters Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Carters Grove.
Within Georgia, the name Carters Grove is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Carters Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Carters Grove is located in Rockingham County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carters Grove that is located in Taliaferro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Carters Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carters Grove ...
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.
- Brickhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brickhouse is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse
- Celeste
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Celeste is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Daniel Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Ficklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ficklin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Hillman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Lincoln Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Little River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Temperance Bell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Temperance Bell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Bell
- Union Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Carters Grove 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 Carters Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carters Grove and extending to:
- Crawfordville, which is the Seat of Taliaferro County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carters Grove to Crawfordville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,958 miles [7,979.1 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- Carters Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Carters Grove 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 Carters Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6935, Longitude: -82.9432 In this case, the coordinates for Carters Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.41 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.698 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.741 degrees. |
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