Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Albertville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Albertville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Albertville
- 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 Albertville:
- 34.267868, -86.208714
- 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 Albertville
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Albertville is near Etowah County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Albertville ...
We found five communities that share the name Albertville.
Within Alabama, the name Albertville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Wright County
- This Albertville is located in Wright County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Albertville that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Albertville.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Albertville.
- Quebec
- This Albertville lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Albertville that is located in Marshall County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Albertville lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Albertville that is located in Marshall County.
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa County
- This Albertville is located in Chippewa County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Albertville that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Albertville.
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Albertville ...
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.
- Double Bridges
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Double Bridges is located in Marshall County
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hide Away Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hide Away Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide Away Acres
- Hide Away Acres is located in Marshall County
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Marshall County
- Hustleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lot ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Minorville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minorville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Marshall County
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Rabbit Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Street ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Albertville 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 city such as Albertville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Albertville and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Albertville to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Albertville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Albertville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Albertville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2679, Longitude: -86.2087 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Albertville 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 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 Albertville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.361 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.027 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.892 degrees. |