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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 Primrose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Primrose 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 Primrose:
    • 33.143456, -84.741876
    • 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 Primrose
  • 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 Primrose ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Primrose.

Within Georgia, the name Primrose is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Primrose lies 3,399 miles [5,470.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
    • Iowa
      • Lee County
      • This Primrose is located in Lee County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Primrose.
    • Kentucky
      • Lee County
      • This Primrose is located in Lee County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the north of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Primrose.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore 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 Maryland community of Primrose [Baltimore County].
    • Montana
      • Missoula County
      • This Primrose is located in Missoula County and lies 1,807 miles [2,908.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Primrose.
    • Nebraska
      • Boone County
      • This Primrose is located in Boone County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the northwest of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Primrose.
    • New Brunswick
      • 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 New Brunswick community of Primrose.
    • New York
      • Westchester 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 New York community of Primrose [Westchester County].
    • Ohio
      • Williams County
      • This Primrose is located in Williams County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the north of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Primrose.
    • Ontario
      • This Primrose lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Primrose is located in Schuylkill County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Primrose.
      • Washington County
      • This Primrose is located in Washington County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the north northeast of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Primrose.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Primrose lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Primrose is located in Providence County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the northeast of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Primrose.
    • Texas
      • Tarrant County
      • This Primrose is located in Tarrant County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Primrose.
      • Van Zandt County
      • This Primrose is located in Van Zandt County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the west of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Primrose.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Primrose is located in Dane County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Primrose that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Primrose.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Primrose ...

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.

  • Alps
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alps have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alps
    • Alps is located in Meriwether County
  • Bass Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Blackjack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackjack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Blackjack is located in Coweta County
  • Farmdale ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
    • Farmdale is located in Coweta County
  • Gay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
    • Gay is located in Meriwether County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gay <4>
  • Grantville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hogansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lone Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Luthersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luthersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthersville
    • Luthersville is located in Meriwether County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luthersville <4>
  • Rocky Mount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
    • Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
  • Trimble
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
    • Trimble is located in Troup County
  • Woodcraft
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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 Primrose 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 Primrose to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Meriwether County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Primrose to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Primrose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Primrose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1435, Longitude: -84.7419       In this case, the coordinates for Primrose 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 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 Primrose 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 Primrose 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 312.433 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.80 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.567 degrees.









 

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