Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Happy Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Happy Hollow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Happy Hollow
- 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 Happy Hollow:
- 34.032041, -86.091641
- 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 Happy Hollow
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Happy Hollow is near Calhoun County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Happy Hollow ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Happy Hollow.
Within Alabama, the name Happy Hollow is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Happy Hollow lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Happy Hollow that is located in Etowah County.
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Happy Hollow is located in Bartow County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the east of the Happy Hollow that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Happy Hollow.
- DeKalb County
- This Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east of the Happy Hollow that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Happy Hollow.
- Indiana
- Harrison County
- This Happy Hollow is located in Harrison County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the north of the Happy Hollow that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Happy Hollow.
- Kentucky
- Pulaski 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 Kentucky community of Happy Hollow [Pulaski County].
- Missouri
- Washington County
- This Happy Hollow is located in Washington County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Happy Hollow that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Happy Hollow.
- Montana
- Valley County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Valley County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Happy Hollow.
- Ohio
- Hocking County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hocking County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Happy Hollow.
- Stark 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 Ohio community of Happy Hollow [Stark County].
- Ontario
- This Happy Hollow lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Happy Hollow that is located in Etowah County.
- Oregon
- Tillamook County
- This Happy Hollow is located in Tillamook County and lies 2,125 miles [3,419.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Happy Hollow that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Happy Hollow.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Happy Hollow is located in Providence County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the northeast of the Happy Hollow that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Happy Hollow.
- Texas
- Uvalde County
- This Happy Hollow is located in Uvalde County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Happy Hollow that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uvalde County community of Happy Hollow.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Happy Hollow ...
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.
- Cave Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Noble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
- Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
- Pull Tight ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pull Tight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
- Pull Tight is located in Etowah County
- Rockledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Scenic Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
- Walnut Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
- Walnut Park is located in Etowah County
- Wisdom Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisdom Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Ferry
- Wisdom Ferry is located in Etowah County
How Far From Happy Hollow 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 Happy Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Happy Hollow and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Happy Hollow to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Happy Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.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' (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- Happy Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Happy Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0320, Longitude: -86.0916 In this case, the coordinates for Happy Hollow 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 Happy Hollow 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> | 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 Happy Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Happy Hollow 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 313.279 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.899 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.898 degrees. |