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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 Luthersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Luthersville 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 Luthersville:
- 33.210210, -84.744740
- 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 Luthersville
- 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 Meriwether County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
- Since Luthersville is near Coweta County and also Troup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup 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 Luthersville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Luthersville ...
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.
- Alps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alps is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alps
- Bass Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Blackjack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackjack is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Elders Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elders Mill is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Mill
- Farmdale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmdale is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Grantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hogansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peeks Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peeks Crossing is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Crossing
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raymond is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Rocky Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Woodcraft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodcraft is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcraft
How Far From Luthersville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Luthersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Luthersville and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Meriwether County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Luthersville to Greenville, with an average speed<3> 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Luthersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Luthersville 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 Luthersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2102, Longitude: -84.7447 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.438 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.815 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.553 degrees. |
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