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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 Bohannon Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bohannon Ford 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 Bohannon Ford:
- 34.445921, -85.861083
- 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 Bohannon Ford
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Bohannon Ford is near Jackson County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Bohannon Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bohannon Ford ...
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.
- Bootsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Guest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Hughes Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hughes Mill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Mill
- Luna ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Lydia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Peeks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peeks Corner is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Corner
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Rainsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Bohannon Ford 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 Bohannon Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bohannon Ford and extending to:
- Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bohannon Ford to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Bohannon Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bohannon Ford 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 Bohannon Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4459, Longitude: -85.8611 In this case, the coordinates for Bohannon Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.821 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.71 degrees. |
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