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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 Georgeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Georgeville 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 Georgeville:
- 39.495949, -93.908443
- 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 Georgeville
- 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 Ray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ray County
- Since Georgeville is near Caldwell County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Georgeville
Communities Also Named Georgeville ...
We found six communities that are also named Georgeville.
Within Missouri, the name Georgeville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Livingston Parish
- This Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Georgeville that is located in Ray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Georgeville.
- Minnesota
- Stearns County
- This Georgeville is located in Stearns County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the north of the Georgeville that is located in Ray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Georgeville.
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- This Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Georgeville that is located in Ray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Georgeville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Georgeville lies 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Georgeville that is located in Ray County.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Georgeville is located in Indiana County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the east of the Georgeville that is located in Ray County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Georgeville.
- Quebec
- This Georgeville lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Georgeville that is located in Ray County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Georgeville ...
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.
- Black Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Cowgill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dockery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dockery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Easterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Easterville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterville
- Judd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Judd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
- Polo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Regal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Regal is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roads is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
- Sandals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandals is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandals
- Shoal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shoal is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal
How Far From Georgeville 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 Georgeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Georgeville and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Ray County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Georgeville to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,161 miles [8,305.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Georgeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Georgeville 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 Georgeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4959, Longitude: -93.9084 In this case, the coordinates for Georgeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.595 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.779 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.252 degrees. |
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