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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 Caruso, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caruso 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 Caruso:
- 33.329836, -84.287145
- 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 Caruso
- 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 Spalding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spalding County
- Since Caruso is near Henry County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Caruso
Communities Also Named Caruso ...
We found one communities that are also named Caruso.
Within Georgia, the name Caruso is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Caruso in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Sherman County
- This Caruso is located in Sherman County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Caruso that is located in Spalding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Caruso.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caruso ...
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.
- Birdie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Birdie is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Cross Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Crystal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Experiment
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gypsy Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gypsy Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy Woods
- Lovejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Rover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rover is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Sunny Side
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Caruso 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 Caruso to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caruso and extending to:
- Griffin, which is the Seat of Spalding County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Caruso to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Caruso) 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 Caruso 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 Caruso. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3298, Longitude: -84.2871 In this case, the coordinates for Caruso have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.176 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.529 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.348 degrees. |
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