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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Village At Watervale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village At Watervale 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 Village At Watervale:
    • 33.538468, -82.061784
    • 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 Village At Watervale
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Village At Watervale ...

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.

  • Arrow Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
    • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
  • Creek View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
    • Creek View is located in Columbia County
  • Evans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Evans Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
    • Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
  • Forest Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
    • Forest Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Richmond County
  • Foxhall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
    • Foxhall is located in Richmond County
  • Highgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
    • Highgate is located in Richmond County
  • Holiday Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
  • Lulaville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
  • Martinez
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <2>
  • Mayo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Mayo is located in Richmond County
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    • Maysville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Columbia County
    • Memory Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • National Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
      • National Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Poverty Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
      • Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County (SC)
    • Rockbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
    • Stevens Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
      • Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County
    • Sweetbriar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
      • Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Village At Watervale and extending to:

  • Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Village At Watervale to Appling, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyga.gov/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Village At Watervale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Village At Watervale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5385, Longitude: -82.0618       In this case, the coordinates for Village At Watervale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Village At Watervale 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 310.899 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.088 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.446 degrees.









 

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