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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 Masseyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Masseyville 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 Masseyville:
- 34.726746, -85.463296
- 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 Masseyville
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Masseyville is near Dade County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Masseyville
Communities Also Named Masseyville ...
We found two communities that are also named Masseyville.
Within Georgia, the name Masseyville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Chester County
- This Masseyville is located in Chester County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Masseyville that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Masseyville.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Masseyville is located in Raleigh County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Masseyville that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Masseyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Masseyville ...
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.
- Cassandra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Deer Head Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Head Cove is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Head Cove
- Frick Gap ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frick Gap is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Gap
- Hall Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Mill is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Mill
- Head River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Head River is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head River
- Marsh Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marsh Crossing is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Crossing
- Plum Nelly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plum Nelly is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Nelly
- Rising Fawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Head is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head
How Far From Masseyville 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 Masseyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Masseyville and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Masseyville to LaFayette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Masseyville) 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 Masseyville 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 Masseyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7267, Longitude: -85.4633 In this case, the coordinates for Masseyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.934 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.482 degrees. |
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