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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 Birdie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birdie 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 Birdie:
- 34.166763, -86.541934
- 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 Birdie
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Birdie is near Cullman County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Birdie
Communities Also Named Birdie ...
We found three communities that are also named Birdie.
Within Alabama, the name Birdie is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Spalding County
- This Birdie is located in Spalding County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Birdie that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spalding County community of Birdie.
- Kentucky
- Anderson County
- This Birdie is located in Anderson County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Birdie that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Birdie.
- Mississippi
- Quitman County
- This Birdie is located in Quitman County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the west of the Birdie that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quitman County community of Birdie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birdie ...
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.
- Bright Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Holly Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- New Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Harmony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Strawberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Union Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
How Far From Birdie 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 Birdie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birdie and extending to:
- Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Birdie to Oneonta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 619 miles [996.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Birdie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Birdie 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 Birdie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1668, Longitude: -86.5419 In this case, the coordinates for Birdie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.557 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.239 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.05 degrees. |
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