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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 Blue Eye, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Eye and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Blue Eye:
    • 33.601492, -86.134418
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Blue Eye
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Blue Eye ...

We found three communities that share the name Blue Eye.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Blue Eye.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Blue Eye [Calhoun County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • This Blue Eye is located in Carroll County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Blue Eye that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Blue Eye.
    • Missouri
      • Stone County
      • This Blue Eye is located in Stone County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Blue Eye that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Blue Eye.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Eye ...

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.

  • Colony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Talladega County
  • Dry Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
    • Dry Valley is located in Talladega County
  • Dunrowin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunrowin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrowin
    • Dunrowin is located in Saint Clair County
  • Echo Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
    • Echo Hills is located in Talladega County
  • England Isle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
    • England Isle is located in Talladega County
  • Eureka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Talladega County
  • Eureka Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Shores
    • Eureka Shores is located in Talladega County
  • Greens Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
    • Greens Mill is located in Talladega County
  • Halls Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
    • Halls Ferry is located in Talladega County
  • Lincoln
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
  • Martins Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
    • Martins Mill is located in Talladega County
  • Mays Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bend
    • Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
    • Refuge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
      • Refuge is located in Talladega County
    • Windsong Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
      • Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
    • Woods Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
      • Woods Ferry is located in Saint Clair County

How Far From Blue Eye 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 Blue Eye to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Eye and extending to:

  • Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Eye to Talladega, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Eye. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blue Eye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Eye) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Eye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6015, Longitude: -86.1344       In this case, the coordinates for Blue Eye have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Blue Eye to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.281 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.842 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.011 degrees.









 

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