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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 Bleecker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bleecker 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 Bleecker:
- 32.582703, -85.164492
- 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 Bleecker
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Bleecker is near Harris County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Bleecker
Communities Also Named Bleecker ...
We found one communities that are also named Bleecker.
Within Alabama, the name Bleecker is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Bleecker in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Bleecker is located in Fulton County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bleecker that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Bleecker.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bleecker ...
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.
- Green Island Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jester is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
- Meadows Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Crossroads
- Meadows Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Mill
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Piney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Prince Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Bleecker 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 Bleecker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bleecker and extending to:
- Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bleecker to Opelika, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bleecker) 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 Bleecker 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 Bleecker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5827, Longitude: -85.1645 In this case, the coordinates for Bleecker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.65 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.971 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.857 degrees. |
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