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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mountville
  • 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 Mountville ...

We found eight communities that share the name Mountville.

Within Georgia, the name Mountville is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
    • Bass Crossroads is located in Troup County
  • Big Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Big Springs is located in Troup County
  • Federal Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hills
    • Federal Hills is located in Troup County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Crossroad
    • Hunters Crossroad is located in Meriwether County
  • Knott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
    • Knott is located in Troup County
  • Lone Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Louise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Louise is located in Troup County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadowlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
      • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
    • Pleasant Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Troup County
    • Riverview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Troup County
    • Sassafrass Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafrass Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
      • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
    • View Pointe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
      • View Pointe is located in Troup County
    • Woodcraft
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodcraft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcraft
      • Woodcraft is located in Meriwether County

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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Troup County: www.troupcountyga.org/

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- Mountville) to Point B.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    
<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>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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.509 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.873 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.645 degrees.









 

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