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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 Ardell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ardell 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 Ardell:
- 33.995587, -87.098016
- 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 Ardell
- 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 Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
- Since Ardell is near Winston County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Ardell
Communities Also Named Ardell ...
We found one communities that are also named Ardell.
Within Alabama, the name Ardell is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Ardell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Edwards County
- This Ardell is located in Edwards County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ardell that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Ardell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardell ...
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.
- Cold Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Crane Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Curry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marylee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Misty Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Misty Harbor is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Harbor
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunlight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunlight is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Ardell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ardell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ardell and extending to:
- Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ardell to Cullman, 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 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 from Point A (ie- Ardell) 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 Ardell 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 Ardell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9956, Longitude: -87.0980 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.884 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.593 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.314 degrees. |
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