Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fountain
- 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 Fountain:
- 31.594604, -87.408878
- 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 Fountain
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Fountain is near Clarke County and also Conecuh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- eBird sighting report for Conecuh 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 Fountain ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Fountain.
Within Alabama, the name Fountain is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Fountain lies 2,195 miles [3,532.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fountain that is located in Monroe County.
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Fountain [Anderson County].
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fountain [Osage County].
- Michigan
- Antrim 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 Michigan community of Fountain [Antrim County].
- Mason County
- This Fountain is located in Mason County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the north of the Fountain that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Fountain.
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- This Fountain is located in Duplin County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fountain that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Fountain.
- Pitt County
- This Fountain is located in Pitt County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the east northeast of the Fountain that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Fountain.
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Fountain is located in Centre County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fountain that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Fountain.
- Schuylkill County
- This Fountain is located in Schuylkill County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km] to the northeast of the Fountain that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Fountain.
- Texas
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain ...
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.
- Axle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Finchburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Keith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Marshall Upper Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Upper Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Upper Landing
- Marshall Upper Landing is located in Clarke County
- Peterman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Scratch Ankle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Tunnel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
How Far From Fountain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountain and extending to:
- Monroeville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Fountain to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,372 miles [11,864.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,250 miles [8,449.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5946, Longitude: -87.4089 In this case, the coordinates for Fountain 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fountain 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 Fountain 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 313.899 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.281 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.921 degrees. |