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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 Castlewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castlewood 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 Castlewood:
- 32.504308, -84.918820
- 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 Castlewood
- 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- Since Castlewood is near Russell County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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 Castlewood
Communities Also Named Castlewood ...
We found ten communities that are also named Castlewood.
Within Georgia, the name Castlewood is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Castlewood [Alameda County].
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Castlewood is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Castlewood that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Castlewood.
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Castlewood [Fayette County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Castlewood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Castlewood that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Castlewood.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Castlewood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Castlewood that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Castlewood.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Castlewood is located in Saratoga County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Castlewood that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Castlewood.
- Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County
- This Castlewood is located in Lawrence County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Castlewood that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Castlewood.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Castlewood is located in Charleston County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<2> to the east of the Castlewood that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Castlewood.
- South Dakota
- Hamlin County
- This Castlewood is located in Hamlin County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Castlewood that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamlin County community of Castlewood.
- Virginia
- Russell County
- This Castlewood is located in Russell County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Castlewood that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Castlewood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Castlewood ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Camelot is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Candlestick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
- Charter Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Crescent Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- Crossgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Crystal Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Dinglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
- Edgewood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
- Floyd Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Fox Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Foxfire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Foxrun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hearthstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Hidden Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Holiday Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Hunters Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
- Lake Rushin Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
- Lakeshore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Lincoln Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Magnolia Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Pleasantview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
- Regency Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sun Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Valley Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Vista Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace
- Willow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Castlewood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Castlewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Castlewood and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Castlewood to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Castlewood 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Castlewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Castlewood 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 Castlewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5043, Longitude: -84.9188 In this case, the coordinates for Castlewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.502 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.79 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.78 degrees. |
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