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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 Country Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Village 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 Country Village:
- 34.241206, -84.858551
- 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 Country Village
- 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
- Since Country Village is near Floyd County and also Gordon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon 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 Country Village
Communities Also Named Country Village ...
We found seven communities that are also named Country Village.
Within Georgia, the name Country Village is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Country Village is located in Limestone County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Village that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Country Village.
- Madison County
- This Country Village is located in Madison County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west northwest of the Country Village that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Country Village.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Country Village is located in Sussex County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Village that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Country Village.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Country Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Country Village that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Country Village.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Country Village is located in Harford County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Village that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Country Village.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Country Village is located in Davis County and lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Village that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Country Village.
- Virginia
- Gloucester County
- This Country Village is located in Gloucester County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Village that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Country Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Village ...
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.
- Cartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Dewey Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey Crossroads is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Crossroads
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ford is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Grassdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grassdale is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
- Halls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halls is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Hidden Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Holly Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Spring is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jones Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones Heights is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Heights
- Ladds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ladds is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
- Mission Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mission Hills is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Rodgers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Shallwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shallwood is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallwood
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Country Village 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 Country Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Village and extending to:
- Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Country Village to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Country Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Country Village 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 Country Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2412, Longitude: -84.8586 In this case, the coordinates for Country Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.552 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.091 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.354 degrees. |
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