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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 Waresville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waresville 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 Waresville:
    • 33.228730, -85.238278
    • 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 Waresville
  • 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 Waresville ...

We found one communities that share the name Waresville.

Within Georgia, the name Waresville is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Waresville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Uvalde County
      • This Waresville is located in Uvalde County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waresville that is located in Heard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uvalde County community of Waresville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waresville ...

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.

  • Big Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Big Springs is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Glenn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • High Shoals
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
    • High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Lee Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Crossroads
    • Lee Crossroads is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Lime
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
    • Lime is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Mason
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Heard County
  • Rock Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
    • Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Texas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Texas is located in Heard County

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

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Heard County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Waresville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 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 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waresville. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waresville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waresville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2287, Longitude: -85.2383       In this case, the coordinates for Waresville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Waresville 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 312.729 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.153 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.741 degrees.









 

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