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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 Adger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adger and the surrounding area.
- 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 Adger:
- 33.376608, -87.092405
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Adger
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Adger is near Tuscaloosa County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Adger
Communities Also Named Adger ...
We found one communities that are also named Adger.
Within Alabama, the name Adger is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Adger in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Fairfield County
- This Adger is located in Fairfield County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Adger that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Adger.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adger ...
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.
- Black Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Bucksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bucksville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Flint Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Glen Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Hickory Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hueytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johns
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Mud Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pine Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Red Hill Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Skyview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Skyview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Valley Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
- Virginia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
How Far From Adger 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 Adger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adger and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Adger to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Adger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Adger to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3766, Longitude: -87.0924 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.842 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.443 degrees. |
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