Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alder Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alder Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alder Springs
- 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 Alder Springs:
- 34.343147, -86.215813
- 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 Alder Springs
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Alder Springs is near DeKalb County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Etowah 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
Communities Also Named Alder Springs ...
We found four communities that share the name Alder Springs.
Within Alabama, the name Alder Springs is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- This Alder Springs is located in Fresno County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alder Springs that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Alder Springs.
- Glenn County
- This Alder Springs is located in Glenn County and lies 2,032 miles [3,270.2 km] to the west northwest of the Alder Springs that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Alder Springs.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Alder Springs is located in Campbell County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alder Springs that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Alder Springs.
- Union County
- This Alder Springs is located in Union County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the northeast of the Alder Springs that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Alder Springs.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alder Springs ...
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.
- Claysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Marshall County
- Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Marshall County
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Henryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Hide Away Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hide Away Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide Away Acres
- Hide Away Acres is located in Marshall County
- Hustleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jink ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Little New York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
- Little New York is located in Marshall County
- Lot ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Meadow Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Meadow Wood is located in Marshall County
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- Minorville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Marshall County
- Peters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Playground Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playground Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playground Shores
- Playground Shores is located in Marshall County
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Marshall County
- Rabbit Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Sunrise Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Shores
- Sunrise Shores is located in Marshall County
- Town Creek Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Ferry
- Town Creek Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Minorville ‑ Historic
How Far From Alder Springs 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 Alder Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alder Springs and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Alder Springs to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alder Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Alder Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alder Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3431, Longitude: -86.2158 In this case, the coordinates for Alder Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Alder Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.369 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.047 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.878 degrees. |