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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 Black Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Center 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 Black Center:
- 34.451757, -86.402764
- 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 Black Center
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Black Center is near Madison County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Black Center
Communities Also Named Black Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Black Center.
Within Alabama, the name Black Center is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Black Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Benton County
- This Black Center is located in Benton County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the northwest of the Black Center that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Black Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Center ...
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.
- Cottonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Cushion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cushion is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushion
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Holiday Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holiday Shores is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Honey Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Ferry
- Honeycomb Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Honeycomb Park is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycomb Park
- Neighbors Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neighbors Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neighbors Mill
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Stapler Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stapler Ford is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapler Ford
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Black Center 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 Black Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Center and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Black Center to Guntersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Center) 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 Black Center 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 Black Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4518, Longitude: -86.4028 In this case, the coordinates for Black Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.488 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.199 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.93 degrees. |
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