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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Washington Square
  • 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 Washington Square ...

We found six communities that share the name Washington Square.

Within Georgia, the name Washington Square is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
    • Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Peach County
  • Marshallville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
    • Marshallville is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <4>
  • Meadowdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
    • Meadowdale is located in Houston County
  • Neal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
    • Neal is located in Houston County
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Peach County
  • Ohio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Peach County
  • Peach Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
    • Peach Valley is located in Peach County
  • Powersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
    • Powersville is located in Peach County
  • Valley Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
    • Valley Pines is located in Peach County
  • Willow Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
    • Willow Lake is located in Peach County

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<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 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Washington Square. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Washington Square) to Point B.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).
<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>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 Washington Square 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 311.918 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.119 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.393 degrees.









 

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