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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 Chinn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chinn 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 Chinn:
- 33.372056, -87.048050
- 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 Chinn
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Chinn is near Tuscaloosa County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Chinn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chinn ...
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.
- Black Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Flint Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Glen Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hueytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Pine Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Red Hill Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Shady Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Brook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Skyview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skyview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Valley Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
- Virginia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Virginia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
How Far From Chinn 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 Chinn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chinn and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chinn to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 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' (or 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- Chinn) 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 Chinn 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 Chinn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3721, Longitude: -87.0481 In this case, the coordinates for Chinn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.815 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.428 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.426 degrees. |
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