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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 Furnace Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Furnace Hill 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 Furnace Hill:
    • 34.755645, -87.705585
    • 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 Furnace Hill
  • 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 Furnace Hill ...

We found four communities that share the name Furnace Hill.

Within Alabama, the name Furnace Hill is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Furnace Hill is located in Berks County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Furnace Hill that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Furnace Hill.
      • Fayette County
      • This Furnace Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km] to the northeast of the Furnace Hill that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Furnace Hill.
      • Mercer County
      • This Furnace Hill is located in Mercer County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the northeast of the Furnace Hill that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Furnace Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Smyth County
      • This Furnace Hill is located in Smyth County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Furnace Hill that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Furnace Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Furnace Hill ...

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.

  • Cypress Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
    • Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
  • Cypress Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Forest
    • Cypress Forest is located in Lauderdale County
  • Cypress Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
    • Cypress Heights is located in Lauderdale County
  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
    • Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
  • Hobgood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobgood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
    • Hobgood is located in Colbert County
  • Houston Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
  • James
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • James is located in Colbert County
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Colbert County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Manor Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Haven
      • Manor Haven is located in Colbert County
    • Milk Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milk Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk Springs
      • Milk Springs is located in Colbert County
    • Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Colbert County
    • Muscle Shoals
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
      • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <3>
    • Three Forks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
      • Three Forks is located in Lauderdale County
    • Woodlawn Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
      • Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Furnace Hill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Furnace Hill and extending to:

  • Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the South.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Furnace Hill to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Furnace Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Furnace Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7556, Longitude: -87.7056       In this case, the coordinates for Furnace Hill 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Furnace Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Furnace Hill 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 314.30 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.179 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.402 degrees.




 

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