Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sublett Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sublett Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sublett Mill
- 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 Sublett Mill:
- 34.698979, -86.418599
- 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 Sublett Mill
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Sublett Mill is near Jackson County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sublett Mill ...
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.
- Big Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Bravo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Camelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Cedar Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Madison County
- Cherrytree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrytree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Cherrytree is located in Madison County
- Chimney Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
- Darwin Downs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darwin Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
- Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
- Double Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
- Double Tree is located in Madison County
- Dug Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - English Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Terrace
- English Terrace is located in Madison County
- Forest Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Madison County
- Fox Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Madison County
- Huntsville Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
- Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
- Maysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Meadow Trace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
- Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
- Mercury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Moontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Mountain Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Madison County
- Paint Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Poplar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Sugar Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
- Sunset Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
- Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
- Willow Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Bend is located in Madison County
- Willowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Madison County
- Greenfield
How Far From Sublett Mill 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 Sublett Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sublett Mill and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sublett Mill to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sublett Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/
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' (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- Sublett Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sublett Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6990, Longitude: -86.4186 In this case, the coordinates for Sublett Mill 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 Sublett Mill 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 313.51 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.259 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.88 degrees. |