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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 Bethel Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethel Grove 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 Bethel Grove:
- 32.627909, -86.849987
- 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 Bethel Grove
- 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 Autauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga County
- Since Bethel Grove is near Dallas County and also Chilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton 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 Bethel Grove
Communities Also Named Bethel Grove ...
We found four communities that are also named Bethel Grove.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Bethel Grove.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Lauderdale County
- This Bethel Grove is located in Lauderdale County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bethel Grove that is located in Autauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Bethel Grove.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Bethel Grove [Washington County].
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bethel Grove [Kenton County].
- New York
- Tompkins County
- This Bethel Grove is located in Tompkins County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bethel Grove that is located in Autauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Bethel Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethel Grove ...
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.
- Bonita
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonita is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Jones
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Plantersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Valley Creek Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
How Far From Bethel Grove 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 Bethel Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bethel Grove and extending to:
- Prattville, which is the Seat of Autauga County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bethel Grove to Prattville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bethel Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Bethel Grove 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. |
| <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 Bethel Grove 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 Bethel Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6279, Longitude: -86.8500 In this case, the coordinates for Bethel Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.646 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.13 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.501 degrees. |
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