Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mountain Home, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Home and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain Home
- 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 Mountain Home:
- 34.576869, -87.266946
- 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 Mountain Home
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Mountain Home is near Morgan County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Mountain Home ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Mountain Home.
Within Alabama, the name Mountain Home is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Mountain Home is located in Baxter County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Mountain Home.
- White County
- This Mountain Home is located in White County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Mountain Home.
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Mountain Home.
- Tulare County
- This Mountain Home is located in Tulare County and lies 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km] to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Mountain Home.
- Idaho
- Elmore County
- This Mountain Home is located in Elmore County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Mountain Home.
- Latah County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Mountain Home [Latah County].
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Mountain Home is located in Henderson County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Mountain Home.
- McDowell County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mountain Home [McDowell County].
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Mountain Home is located in Washington County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mountain Home.
- Texas
- Kerr County
- This Mountain Home is located in Kerr County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kerr County community of Mountain Home.
- Utah
- Duchesne County
- This Mountain Home is located in Duchesne County and lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duchesne County community of Mountain Home.
- Wyoming
- Albany County
- This Mountain Home is located in Albany County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Mountain Home.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Home ...
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.
- Brickhouse Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickhouse Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse Ford
- Brickhouse Ford is located in Lawrence County
- Brides Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brides Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brides Hill
- Brides Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Fish Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Lawrence County
- Flower Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Flower Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Jerusalem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Longtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Muck City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Rocky Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Terry Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
- Terry Heights is located in Lawrence County
- Terrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Trace Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trace Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Ford
- Trace Ford is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Home and extending to:
- Moulton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Home 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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Home. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Home) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5769, Longitude: -87.2669 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Home have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mountain Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mountain Home 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 314.02 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.831 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.258 degrees. |