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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 Aubrey Isle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aubrey Isle 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 Aubrey Isle:
- 34.152874, -85.774967
- 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 Aubrey Isle
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Aubrey Isle is near Etowah County and also DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 Aubrey Isle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aubrey Isle ...
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.
- Billy Goat Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- Centre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dixon Shop
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dixon Shop is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Shop
- Edwards Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Kings Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
- Lay Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lay Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Springs
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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- Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Scrougeout ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scrougeout is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrougeout
- Slackland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slackland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackland
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Wood Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wood Ferry is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Ferry
How Far From Aubrey Isle 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 Aubrey Isle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aubrey Isle and extending to:
- Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Aubrey Isle to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Aubrey Isle) 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 Aubrey Isle 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 Aubrey Isle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1529, Longitude: -85.7750 In this case, the coordinates for Aubrey Isle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.095 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.704 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.743 degrees. |
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