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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 Mount Calvary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Calvary 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 Mount Calvary:
    • 32.609866, -83.485180
    • 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 Mount Calvary
  • 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 Mount Calvary ...

We found four communities that share the name Mount Calvary.

Within Georgia, the name Mount Calvary is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Dillon County
      • This Mount Calvary is located in Dillon County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Calvary that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Mount Calvary.
    • Texas
      • Panola 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 Texas community of Mount Calvary [Panola County].
    • West Virginia
      • Ohio 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 West Virginia community of Mount Calvary [Ohio County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Fond du Lac County
      • This Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Calvary that is located in Twiggs County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Mount Calvary.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Calvary ...

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.

  • Creekside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in Houston County
  • Danes Meadow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danes Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danes Meadow
    • Danes Meadow is located in Houston County
  • Deerwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Houston County
  • District Path
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for District Path have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for District Path
    • District Path is located in Twiggs County
  • Forest Pointe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pointe
    • Forest Pointe is located in Houston County
  • Hickory Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
    • Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
  • Holly Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
    • Holly Bluff is located in Houston County
  • Honey Ridge Plantation
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Ridge Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Ridge Plantation
    • Honey Ridge Plantation is located in Houston County
  • Hunters Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County
  • Kings Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
    • Kings Crossing is located in Houston County
  • Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Twiggs County

How Far From Mount Calvary to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mount Calvary to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jeffersonville, which is the Seat of Twiggs County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Calvary to Jeffersonville, with an average speed<4> 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 564 miles [907.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Twiggs County: www.twiggscounty.us/

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

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- Mount Calvary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Calvary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6099, Longitude: -83.4852       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Calvary 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Mount Calvary 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mount Calvary to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.68 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.856 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.215 degrees.




 

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