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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 Barachias, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barachias 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 Barachias:
- 32.299585, -86.196354
- 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 Barachias
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Barachias is near Elmore County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Barachias
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barachias ...
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.
- Cross Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Executive Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Foxchase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foxchase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Foxwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foxwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Gay Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Halcyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Hunters Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Lynndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Perry's Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Pike Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Regency Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
- Regency Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rosemary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Spring Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Valley Whispers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
- Young Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
How Far From Barachias 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 Barachias to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Barachias and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Barachias to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barachias) 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 Barachias 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 Barachias. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2996, Longitude: -86.1964 In this case, the coordinates for Barachias have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.237 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.314 degrees. |
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