|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baltimore Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baltimore Hill 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 Baltimore Hill:
- 34.836756, -86.542214
- 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 Baltimore Hill
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Baltimore Hill is near Lincoln County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Baltimore Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baltimore Hill ...
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.
- Bell Factory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Cedar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Cherokee Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Deposit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deposit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
- Glen Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Meadow Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Mercury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meridianville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Normal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stag Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stag Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Three Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Three Forks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Valley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
How Far From Baltimore Hill 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 Baltimore Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baltimore Hill and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Baltimore Hill to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,478 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 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baltimore Hill) 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 Baltimore Hill 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 Baltimore Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8368, Longitude: -86.5422 In this case, the coordinates for Baltimore Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.592 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.899 degrees. |
|
|