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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 Ai, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ai 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 Ai:
- 33.650125, -85.445997
- 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 Ai
- 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Since Ai is near Carroll County and also Haralson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haralson 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 Ai
Communities Also Named Ai ...
We found three communities that are also named Ai.
Within Alabama, the name Ai is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gilmer County
- This Ai is located in Gilmer County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ai that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Ai.
- North Carolina
- Person County
- This Ai is located in Person County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ai that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Ai.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This Ai is located in Fulton County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the north of the Ai that is located in Cleburne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Ai.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ai ...
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.
- Belltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belltown is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- High Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hightower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Trickem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trickem is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Ai 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 Ai to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ai and extending to:
- Heflin, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ai to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ai) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ai 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 Ai. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6501, Longitude: -85.4460 In this case, the coordinates for Ai have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.874 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.379 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.727 degrees. |
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