Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cartersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cartersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7732, Longitude: -77.9194 In this case, the coordinates for Cartersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).