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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 Powersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powersville 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 Powersville:
    • 32.604035, -83.792685
    • 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 Powersville
  • 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 Powersville ...

We found four communities that share the name Powersville.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Powersville.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Houston 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 Georgia community of Powersville [Houston County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Floyd County
      • This Powersville is located in Floyd County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Powersville that is located in Peach County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Powersville.
    • Kentucky
      • Bracken County
      • This Powersville is located in Bracken County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the north of the Powersville that is located in Peach County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Powersville.
    • Missouri
      • Putnam County
      • This Powersville is located in Putnam County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Powersville that is located in Peach County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Powersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powersville ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dove Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Cove
    • Dove Cove is located in Houston County
  • Friendship
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Crawford County
  • Hidden Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
    • Hidden Forest is located in Peach County
  • Hidden Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Houston County
  • Indian Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
    • Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Peach County
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Peach County
  • Ohio
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Peach County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Peach Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
      • Peach Valley is located in Peach County
    • Quail Meadow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
      • Quail Meadow is located in Houston County
    • Quail Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
      • Quail Run is located in Houston County
    • Settlers Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
      • Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
    • Valley Pines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
      • Valley Pines is located in Peach County

How Far From Powersville 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 Powersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fort Valley, which is the Seat of Peach County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Powersville to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Peach County: www.peachcounty.net/

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Powersville 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' (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- Powersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Powersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6040, Longitude: -83.7927       In this case, the coordinates for Powersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Powersville 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 311.856 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.059 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.331 degrees.









 

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