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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 Casa Linda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Casa Linda 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 Casa Linda:
    • 33.507914, -82.097618
    • 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 Casa Linda
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Casa Linda is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Casa Linda

Communities Also Named Casa Linda ...

We found three communities that are also named Casa Linda.

Within Georgia, the name Casa Linda is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Casa Linda is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the west of the Casa Linda that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Casa Linda.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Casa Linda is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west of the Casa Linda that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Casa Linda.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Casa Linda [Dallas County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Casa Linda ...

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.

  • Arrow Head
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Camelot is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Evans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
  • Forest Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
  • Foxhall
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Foxhall is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Glennwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glennwood is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
  • Highgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Highgate is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Hillbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Lulaville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
  • Martinez
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mayo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayo is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Maysville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Maysville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Meadowview
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadowview is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Memory Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Quail Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Ridge Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
    • Ridge Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
    • Ropers Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
    • Sweetbriar
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

  • Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Casa Linda to Appling, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Casa Linda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Casa Linda 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Casa Linda 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 Casa Linda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5079, Longitude: -82.0976       In this case, the coordinates for Casa Linda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.919 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.106 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.467 degrees.