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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 Chimney Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chimney Springs 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 Chimney Springs:
    • 34.623702, -86.529157
    • 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 Chimney Springs
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Chimney Springs is near Morgan County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Chimney Springs

Communities Also Named Chimney Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named Chimney Springs.

Within Alabama, the name Chimney Springs is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Chimney Springs in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Chimney Springs is located in Goochland County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chimney Springs that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Chimney Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chimney Springs ...

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.

  • Bravo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bravo is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Camelot is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Double Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Double Tree is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
  • English Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • English Village is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Fox Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fox Run is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Huntsville Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
  • Meadow Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
  • Redstone Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Redstone Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
  • Regent Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Regent Forest is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
  • Sugar Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
  • Sunset Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
  • Willow Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Willow Bend is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
  • Willowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Willowbrook is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From Chimney Springs 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 Chimney Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Chimney Springs to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 601 miles [967.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Chimney Springs) 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 Chimney Springs 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 Chimney Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6237, Longitude: -86.5292       In this case, the coordinates for Chimney Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.573 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.321 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.942 degrees.