Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mitchellville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchellville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mitchellville
- 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 Mitchellville:
- 33.729822, -86.069694
- 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 Mitchellville
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Mitchellville is near Saint Clair County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 Mitchellville ...
We found ten communities that share the name Mitchellville.
Within Alabama, the name Mitchellville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Desha County
- This Mitchellville is located in Desha County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west of the Mitchellville that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Mitchellville.
- Indiana
- Marion 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 Indiana community of Mitchellville [Marion County].
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Mitchellville is located in Polk County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mitchellville that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Mitchellville.
- Kansas
- Hamilton 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 Mitchellville [Hamilton County].
- Stanton 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 Mitchellville [Stanton County].
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Mitchellville is located in Prince George's County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mitchellville that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Mitchellville.
- Missouri
- Harrison County
- This Mitchellville is located in Harrison County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mitchellville that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Mitchellville.
- Ontario
- This Mitchellville lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mitchellville that is located in Calhoun County.
- South Carolina
- Jasper County
- This Mitchellville is located in Jasper County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mitchellville that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Mitchellville.
- Tennessee
- Sumner County
- This Mitchellville is located in Sumner County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north of the Mitchellville that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Mitchellville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchellville ...
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.
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Boiling Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chigger Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Francis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Francis Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Ferry
- Francis Ferry is located in Calhoun County
- Greens Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Greens Mill is located in Talladega County
- Greensport Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensport Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensport Ferry
- Greensport Ferry is located in Saint Clair County
- Martins Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Martins Mill is located in Talladega County
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- Plum Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Plum Springs is located in Talladega County
- Polkville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ragland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <4>
- Refuge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Ten Islands
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Islands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Islands
- Ten Islands is located in Calhoun County
- Woods Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
- Woods Ferry is located in Saint Clair County
- Plum Springs
How Far From Mitchellville 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 community such as Mitchellville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mitchellville and extending to:
- Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mitchellville to Anniston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south (S). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 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 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mitchellville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mitchellville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mitchellville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7298, Longitude: -86.0697 In this case, the coordinates for Mitchellville 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 Mitchellville 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'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 Mitchellville 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 313.249 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.823 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.957 degrees. |