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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 Curryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Curryville 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 Curryville:
- 34.443699, -85.078836
- 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 Curryville
- 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 Gordon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
- Since Curryville is near Floyd County and also Chattooga 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 Chattooga 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 Curryville
Communities Also Named Curryville ...
We found five communities that are also named Curryville.
Within Georgia, the name Curryville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Sullivan County
- This Curryville is located in Sullivan County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Curryville that is located in Gordon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Curryville.
- Wells County
- This Curryville is located in Wells County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the north of the Curryville that is located in Gordon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Curryville.
- Missouri
- Pike County
- This Curryville is located in Pike County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Curryville that is located in Gordon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Curryville.
- New Brunswick
- This Curryville lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Curryville that is located in Gordon County.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Curryville is located in Blair County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Curryville that is located in Gordon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Curryville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Curryville ...
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.
- Crystal Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Everett Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Everett Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Springs
- Floyd Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Fricks Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fricks Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Ferry
- Green Acre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acre is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Lays Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lays Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lays Ferry
- Margie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Margie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pope Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pope Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Ferry
- Printup Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Printup Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printup Ferry
- Rocky Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Creek is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sugar Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Store ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waters Store is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Store
How Far From Curryville 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 Curryville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Curryville and extending to:
- Calhoun, which is the Seat of Gordon County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Curryville to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 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 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Curryville) 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 Curryville 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 Curryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4437, Longitude: -85.0788 In this case, the coordinates for Curryville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.692 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.28 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.394 degrees. |
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