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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 Cordova, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cordova 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 Cordova:
    • 33.557056, -84.375480
    • 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 Cordova
  • 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 Cordova ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Cordova.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Cordova.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Colquitt 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 Georgia community of Cordova [Colquitt County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • This Cordova is located in Walker County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<2> to the west of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Cordova.
    • Alaska
      • This Cordova lies 3,269 miles [5,260.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • This Cordova is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,085 miles [3,355.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Cordova.
    • Illinois
      • Rock Island County
      • This Cordova is located in Rock Island County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Cordova.
    • Iowa
      • Marion County
      • This Cordova is located in Marion County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Cordova.
    • Kentucky
      • Grant County
      • This Cordova is located in Grant County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the north of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Cordova.
    • Manitoba
      • This Cordova lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
    • Maryland
      • Talbot County
      • This Cordova is located in Talbot County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Cordova.
    • Minnesota
      • Le Sueur County
      • This Cordova is located in Le Sueur County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Sueur County community of Cordova.
    • Montana
      • Teton County
      • This Cordova is located in Teton County and lies 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Cordova.
    • Nebraska
      • Seward County
      • This Cordova is located in Seward County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Cordova.
    • New Mexico
      • Rio Arriba County
      • This Cordova is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Cordova.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Cordova is located in Chautauqua County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Cordova.
    • North Carolina
      • Richmond County
      • This Cordova is located in Richmond County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Cordova.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Cordova.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Cordova is located in Orangeburg County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the east of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Cordova.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Cordova is located in Shelby County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Cordova.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper 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 Virginia community of Cordova [Culpeper County].
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Cordova is located in Greenbrier County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cordova that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Cordova.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cordova ...

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 northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot is located in Clayton County
  • Clearbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
    • Clearbrook is located in Clayton County
  • Emerald Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
    • Emerald Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Evans Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
    • Evans Park is located in Clayton County
  • Fox Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
    • Fox Run is located in Clayton County
  • Frog Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
    • Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
  • Golden Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
    • Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Clayton County
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Holiday Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holiday Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Lake City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockingbird Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Orchard Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
      • Orchard Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Park Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
      • Park Forest is located in Clayton County
    • Quail Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
      • Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
    • Skylane Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skylane Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
      • Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
    • Springview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
      • Springview is located in Clayton County
    • Steeplechase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
      • Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
    • Tiffany Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Hills
      • Tiffany Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Timberlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Clayton County

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

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

  • Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Cordova to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cordova. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clayton County: www.co.clayton.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Cordova 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cordova) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cordova. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5571, Longitude: -84.3755       In this case, the coordinates for Cordova have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Cordova to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.238 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.633 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.328 degrees.









 

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