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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 Mountville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountville 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 Mountville:
- 33.039261, -84.880729
- 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 Mountville
- 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
- Since Mountville is near Meriwether County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Mountville
Communities Also Named Mountville ...
We found eight communities that are also named Mountville.
Within Georgia, the name Mountville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Mountville is located in Frederick County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountville that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Mountville.
- Minnesota
- Sibley 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 Minnesota community of Mountville [Sibley County].
- New Brunswick
- This Mountville lies 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountville that is located in Troup County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Mountville lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountville that is located in Troup County.
- Ohio
- Morgan County
- This Mountville is located in Morgan County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mountville that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Mountville.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Mountville is located in Lancaster County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountville that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Mountville.
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- This Mountville is located in Laurens County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountville that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Mountville.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Mountville is located in Loudoun County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountville that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Mountville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountville ...
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.
- Bass Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Big Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Federal Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hills
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hogansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hunters Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Crossroad is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Crossroad
- Knott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knott is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Louise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadowlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadowlands is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sassafrass Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- View Pointe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- View Pointe is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
- Woodcraft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodcraft is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcraft
How Far From Mountville 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 Mountville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountville and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Mountville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 596 miles [959.2 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Mountville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mountville 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> | 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 Mountville 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 Mountville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0393, Longitude: -84.8807 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.873 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.645 degrees. |
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