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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 Pioneer Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pioneer Village 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 Pioneer Village:
    • 32.900961, -85.031326
    • 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 Pioneer Village
  • 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 Pioneer Village ...

We found five communities that share the name Pioneer Village.

Within Georgia, the name Pioneer Village is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Lee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pioneer Village [Lee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bullitt County
      • This Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<2> to the north of the Pioneer Village that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Pioneer Village.
    • New York
      • Chemung County
      • This Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Pioneer Village that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Pioneer Village.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Pioneer Village is located in Roane County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the north of the Pioneer Village that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Pioneer Village.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Pioneer Village is located in Weber County and lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pioneer Village that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Pioneer Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pioneer Village ...

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.

  • Cannonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
    • Cannonville is located in Troup County
  • Cottons Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottons Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons Crossroads
    • Cottons Crossroads is located in Troup County
  • Federal Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Gray Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
    • Gray Hill is located in Troup County
  • Hogg Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogg Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Mountain
    • Hogg Mountain is located in Troup County
  • Jones Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Troup County
  • Old Chimney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Chimney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chimney
    • Old Chimney is located in Troup County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Smoke Rise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Smoke Rise is located in Troup County
  • Wisdoms Store ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisdoms Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdoms Store
    • Wisdoms Store is located in Harris County
  • Wood Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
    • Wood Valley is located in Troup County

How Far From Pioneer Village 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 community such as Pioneer Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pioneer Village to LaGrange, 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 69 miles [111 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pioneer Village. 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>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 Pioneer Village 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.
<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- Pioneer Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pioneer Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9010, Longitude: -85.0313       In this case, the coordinates for Pioneer Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Pioneer Village 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 312.59 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.947 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.735 degrees.




 

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