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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 Avery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avery 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 Avery:
    • 34.108429, -86.036084
    • 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 Avery
  • 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
    • Since Avery is near DeKalb County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Avery

Communities Also Named Avery ...

We found 25 communities that are also named Avery.

There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Avery.

Beyond Alabama, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Avery [Jackson County].
    • Shelby County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Avery [Shelby County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Avery is located in Lincoln County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the west of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Avery.
    • California
      • Calaveras County
      • This Avery is located in Calaveras County and lies 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Avery.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Avery is located in Cherokee County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the east of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Avery.
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Avery is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,787 miles [2,875.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Avery.
    • Illinois
      • Jo Daviess County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Avery [Jo Daviess County].
    • Indiana
      • Clinton County
      • This Avery is located in Clinton County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<2> to the north of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Avery.
    • Iowa
      • Monroe County
      • This Avery is located in Monroe County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Avery.
    • Kansas
      • Reno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Avery [Reno County].
    • Kentucky
      • Owen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Avery [Owen County].
    • Louisiana
      • Iberia Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Avery [Iberia Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Avery is located in Montgomery County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Avery.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Avery is located in Berrien County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the north of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Avery.
      • Montmorency County
      • This Avery is located in Montmorency County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the north of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montmorency County community of Avery.
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Avery [Crawford County].
      • Dent County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Avery [Dent County].
      • Hickory County
      • This Avery is located in Hickory County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickory County community of Avery.
    • Nebraska
      • Sarpy County
      • This Avery is located in Sarpy County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Avery.
    • Ohio
      • Erie County
      • This Avery is located in Erie County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Avery.
    • Oklahoma
      • Lincoln County
      • This Avery is located in Lincoln County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Avery.
    • Oregon
      • Benton County
      • This Avery is located in Benton County and lies 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Avery.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Susquehanna County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Avery [Susquehanna County].
      • Wyoming County
      • This Avery is located in Wyoming County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Avery.
    • Texas
      • Red River County
      • This Avery is located in Red River County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the west of the Avery that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Avery.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avery ...

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.

  • Cave Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
  • Crudup
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crudup is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
  • Daisy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Daisy is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Duck Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
  • Happy Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Happy Hill is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
  • Liberty Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Maryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Maryville is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Noble Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pull Tight ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pull Tight is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
  • Pulltight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pulltight is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
  • Rockledge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rockledge is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Scenic Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
  • Yancy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Yancy is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy

How Far From Avery 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 Avery to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avery and extending to:

  • Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Avery to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 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 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Avery could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Avery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Avery 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 Avery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1084, Longitude: -86.0361       In this case, the coordinates for Avery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.249 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.876 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.858 degrees.