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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 Alberton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alberton 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 Alberton:
- 31.278085, -86.125941
- 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 Alberton
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Alberton is near Covington County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Covington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva 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 Alberton
Communities Also Named Alberton ...
We found four communities that are also named Alberton.
Within Alabama, the name Alberton is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Mineral County
- This Alberton is located in Mineral County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Alberton that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Alberton.
- Ontario
- This Alberton lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alberton that is located in Coffee County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Alberton lies 1,586 miles [2,552.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alberton that is located in Coffee County.
- Tennessee
- Henderson County
- This Alberton is located in Henderson County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Alberton that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Alberton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alberton ...
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.
- Basin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Basin is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
- County Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Earlytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Earlytown is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlytown
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Goodman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hollys Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollys Ferry is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollys Ferry
- Perry Store
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Perry Store is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Store
- Piney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
How Far From Alberton 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 Alberton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alberton and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alberton to Elba, 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north (N). 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 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alberton) 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 Alberton 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 Alberton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2781, Longitude: -86.1259 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.121 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.336 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.494 degrees. |
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