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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Dadeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Dadeville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Dadeville:
    • 32.857626, -85.772736
    • 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 North Dadeville
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Dadeville ...

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.

  • Eagle Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
    • Eagle Creek is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Erie ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Hale County
  • Flint Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Griffin Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ferry
    • Griffin Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Hamlet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Hamlet is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Island Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
    • Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Mary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
    • Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Matilda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
    • Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Matilda Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matilda Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda Ferry
    • Matilda Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Piney Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
      • Piney Point is located in Tallapoosa County
    • River Bend ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • River Bend is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Robinson Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry
      • Robinson Ferry is located in Elmore County
    • Sessions
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sessions have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions
      • Sessions is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Slaughters ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Still Waters
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters
      • Still Waters is located in Tallapoosa County

How Far From North Dadeville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Dadeville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Dadeville and extending to:

  • Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies just to the South.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from North Dadeville to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Dadeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Dadeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Dadeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8576, Longitude: -85.7727       In this case, the coordinates for North Dadeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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 North Dadeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.023 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.441 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.032 degrees.









 

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