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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 Asberry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Asberry 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 Asberry:
- 33.894545, -85.744687
- 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 Asberry
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Asberry is near Etowah County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Asberry
Communities Also Named Asberry ...
We found one communities that are also named Asberry.
Within Alabama, the name Asberry is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Asberry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Asberry [Anne Arundel County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Asberry ...
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.
- Angel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Bonny Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bonny Brook is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
- Cedar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Couch
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Couch is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Gnatville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gnatville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatville
- Irene ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irene is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Jenkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Maxwellborn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maxwellborn is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwellborn
- Millie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millie
- Mink ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Possum Trot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Possum Trot is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Prices
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prices is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices
- Rabbittown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbittown is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbittown
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Asberry 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 Asberry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Asberry and extending to:
- Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Asberry to Anniston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 594 miles [956 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Asberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Asberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Asberry 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 Asberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8945, Longitude: -85.7447 In this case, the coordinates for Asberry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.064 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.632 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.79 degrees. |
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