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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 Barlow Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barlow Bend 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 Barlow Bend:
- 31.454608, -87.635037
- 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 Barlow Bend
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Barlow Bend is near Monroe County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Barlow Bend
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barlow Bend ...
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.
- Choctaw Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Bluff is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Bluff
- Eureka Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Landing is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Landing
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Howard Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howard Landing is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing
- Manila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manila is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Masons Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Masons Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Ferry
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olivers Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Ferry
How Far From Barlow Bend to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Barlow Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barlow Bend and extending to:
- Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barlow Bend to Grove Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,266 miles [8,474.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Barlow Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Barlow Bend 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 Barlow Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4546, Longitude: -87.6350 In this case, the coordinates for Barlow Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.021 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.403 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.034 degrees. |
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