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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 Washington Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washington Square and the surrounding area.
- 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 Washington Square:
- 32.522926, -83.907409
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Washington Square
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Peach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
- Since Washington Square is near Macon County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Washington Square
Communities Also Named Washington Square ...
We found six communities that are also named Washington Square.
Within Georgia, the name Washington Square is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Washington Square is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Washington Square that is located in Peach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Washington Square.
- Connecticut
- New London 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 Connecticut community of Washington Square [New London County].
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Washington Square is located in Wake County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Square that is located in Peach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Washington Square.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Washington Square is located in Montgomery County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Washington Square that is located in Peach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Washington Square.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Washington Square is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Washington Square that is located in Peach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Washington Square.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Washington Square is located in Cabell County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the north of the Washington Square that is located in Peach County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Washington Square.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington Square ...
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.
- Indian Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Marshallville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Neal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neal is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ohio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Peach Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
- Powersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Valley Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Pines is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
- Willow Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Lake is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
How Far From Washington Square to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Washington Square to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Washington Square and extending to:
- Fort Valley, which is the Seat of Peach County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Washington Square to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 584 miles [939.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Washington Square 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> | 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 Washington Square to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washington Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5229, Longitude: -83.9074 In this case, the coordinates for Washington Square have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.918 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.119 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.393 degrees. |
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