Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blue Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Mountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Mountain
- 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 Mountain:
- 33.688431, -85.838086
- 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 Mountain
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Blue Mountain is near Tallapoosa County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- eBird sighting report for Talladega 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Blue Mountain ...
We found ten communities that share the name Blue Mountain.
Within Alabama, the name Blue Mountain is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Logan County
- This Blue Mountain is located in Logan County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blue Mountain that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Blue Mountain.
- Colorado
- Moffat County
- This Blue Mountain is located in Moffat County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blue Mountain that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moffat County community of Blue Mountain.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Blue Mountain is located in Frederick County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blue Mountain that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Blue Mountain.
- Washington County
- This Blue Mountain is located in Washington County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km] to the northeast of the Blue Mountain that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Blue Mountain.
- Mississippi
- Tippah County
- This Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blue Mountain that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Blue Mountain.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Blue Mountain is located in Ulster County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blue Mountain that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Blue Mountain.
- Nova Scotia
- 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 Nova Scotia community of Blue Mountain.
- Ontario
- This Blue Mountain lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blue Mountain that is located in Calhoun County.
- Oregon
- Umatilla County
- This Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,904 miles [3,064.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blue Mountain that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Blue Mountain.
- Virginia
- Warren County
- This Blue Mountain is located in Warren County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blue Mountain that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Blue Mountain.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Mountain ...
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.
- Blue Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Boiling Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Boiling Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Golden Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Springs
- Golden Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Halls Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Chapel
- Halls Chapel is located in Calhoun County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jo Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - June Bug ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Calhoun County
- Peaceburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Calhoun County
- Wayside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Weaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Woodland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Calhoun County
- Spring Valley
How Far From Blue Mountain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Blue Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Mountain and extending to:
- Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Mountain to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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- Blue Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6884, Longitude: -85.8381 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Blue Mountain 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> | 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.109 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.655 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.874 degrees. |