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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 Churntown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Churntown 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 Churntown:
- 34.402824, -87.664949
- 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 Churntown
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Churntown is near Marion County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winston 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 Churntown
Communities Also Named Churntown ...
We found one communities that are also named Churntown.
Within Alabama, the name Churntown is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Churntown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta 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 California community of Churntown [Shasta County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Churntown ...
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.
- Gravel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Martintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martintown is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Nix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Nix Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nix Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Mill
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Posey Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Posey Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Mill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Reedtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reedtown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Spruce Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
How Far From Churntown 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 Churntown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Churntown and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Churntown 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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Churntown, 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' (or 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- Churntown) 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 Churntown 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 Churntown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4028, Longitude: -87.6649 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.254 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.077 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.461 degrees. |
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