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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 Commonwealth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Commonwealth 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 Commonwealth:
    • 32.539862, -84.811874
    • 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 Commonwealth
  • 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 Commonwealth is near Harris County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Commonwealth

Communities Also Named Commonwealth ...

We found four communities that are also named Commonwealth.

Within Georgia, the name Commonwealth is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Orange 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 Commonwealth [Orange County].
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Commonwealth is located in Cherokee County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Commonwealth that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Commonwealth.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Commonwealth that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Commonwealth.
    • Wisconsin
      • Florence County
      • This Commonwealth is located in Florence County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<2> to the north of the Commonwealth that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Commonwealth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Commonwealth ...

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.

  • Beaver Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Run is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
  • Camelot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Candlestick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
  • Charter Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Crossgate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Crystal Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
  • Flat Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Floyd Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
  • Forest Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forestdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Foxfire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Foxrun
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Georgetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Gordydale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Gordydale is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordydale
    • Hearthstone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
    • Hidden Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
    • Holiday Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Hunters Court
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
    • Lakeshore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Leesburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Magnolia Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
    • Regency Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Spring Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sun Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Valley Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Willow Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Commonwealth once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Commonwealth and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Commonwealth to Columbus, 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 87 miles [140 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 618 miles [994.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Commonwealth 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Commonwealth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Commonwealth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Commonwealth 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 Commonwealth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5399, Longitude: -84.8119       In this case, the coordinates for Commonwealth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.442 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.726 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.732 degrees.