Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Caseyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caseyville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Caseyville
- 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 Caseyville:
- 33.913158, -85.298008
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Caseyville
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Caseyville is near Haralson County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Haralson County
- eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Caseyville ...
We found four communities that share the name Caseyville.
Within Georgia, the name Caseyville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- This Caseyville is located in Saint Clair County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Caseyville that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Caseyville.
- Kentucky
- Union County
- This Caseyville is located in Union County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Caseyville that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Caseyville.
- Mississippi
- Lincoln County
- This Caseyville is located in Lincoln County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Caseyville that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Caseyville.
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This Caseyville is located in Franklin County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Caseyville that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Caseyville.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caseyville ...
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.
- Cedartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cedartown is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <2>
- Dugdown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Fearing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Grady ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Greenway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Little Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Creek is located in Haralson County
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County
- Prior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Treat ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Caseyville 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 Caseyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caseyville and extending to:
- Cedartown, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Caseyville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 573 miles [922.2 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caseyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Polk County: www.polkcountygeorgia.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caseyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caseyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9132, Longitude: -85.2980 In this case, the coordinates for Caseyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Caseyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.799 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.329 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.607 degrees. |