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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Coventry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coventry 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 Coventry:
    • 33.785676, -83.395993
    • 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 Coventry
  • 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 Coventry ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Coventry.

Within Georgia, the name Coventry is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Coventry is located in Jefferson County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Coventry.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Coventry is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the west of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Coventry.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Coventry is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Coventry.
      • Montrose County
      • This Coventry is located in Montrose County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km] to the west northwest of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montrose County community of Coventry.
    • Connecticut
      • Tolland County
      • This Coventry is located in Tolland County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Coventry.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Coventry is located in New Castle County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Coventry.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Coventry is located in Hillsborough County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the south of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Coventry.
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Coventry [McHenry County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Coventry is located in Baltimore County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Coventry.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Coventry is located in Montgomery County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the northeast of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Coventry.
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Coventry is located in Chenango County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Coventry.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Coventry is located in Orange County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Coventry.
    • Ontario
      • This Coventry lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Coventry is located in Kent County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Coventry.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Coventry is located in Aiken County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Coventry.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans County
      • This Coventry is located in Orleans County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coventry that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Coventry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coventry ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossties
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossties have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossties
    • Crossties is located in Oconee County
  • Elder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
    • Elder is located in Oconee County
  • Elder Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Heights
    • Elder Heights is located in Oconee County
  • Elder Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Ridge
    • Elder Ridge is located in Oconee County
  • Hickory Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
  • High Shoals
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
  • Indian Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
  • Laurel Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Chase
    • Laurel Chase is located in Oconee County
  • Old Mill Chase
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Chase
    • Old Mill Chase is located in Oconee County
  • Paradise Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Falls
    • Paradise Falls is located in Oconee County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pioneer Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Woods
      • Pioneer Woods is located in Oconee County
    • Poplar Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
      • Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
    • Quail Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
      • Quail Run is located in Oconee County
    • Rose Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Oconee County
    • Stonebridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
      • Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
    • Summit Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
      • Summit Grove is located in Oconee County

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

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

  • Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Coventry to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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 499 miles [803.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeecounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Coventry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coventry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7857, Longitude: -83.3960       In this case, the coordinates for Coventry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Coventry 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Coventry 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 311.675 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.016 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.892 degrees.









 

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