Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Micaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Micaville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Micaville
- 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 Micaville:
- 33.496634, -85.540552
- 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 Micaville
- 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Since Micaville is near Randolph County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Micaville ...
We found two communities that share the name Micaville.
Within Alabama, the name Micaville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Micaville [Johnston County].
- Yancey County
- This Micaville is located in Yancey County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Micaville that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yancey County community of Micaville.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Micaville ...
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.
- Belltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Cavers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
- Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
- Fuller Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Crossroad
- Fuller Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Gold Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
- Gold Ridge is located in Randolph County
- Hightower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lofty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Swagg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Trickem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Cleburne County
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trickem
How Far From Micaville 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 Micaville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Micaville and extending to:
- Heflin, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Micaville to Heflin, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 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 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 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 Micaville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Micaville 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. |
| <2> | 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- Micaville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Micaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4966, Longitude: -85.5406 In this case, the coordinates for Micaville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Micaville 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 312.922 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.413 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.799 degrees. |