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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 Coal Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coal Valley 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 Coal Valley:
- 33.741207, -87.416741
- 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 Coal Valley
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Coal Valley is near Fayette County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Coal Valley
Communities Also Named Coal Valley ...
We found five communities that are also named Coal Valley.
Within Alabama, the name Coal Valley is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Rock Island County
- This Coal Valley is located in Rock Island County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Coal Valley that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Coal Valley.
- Iowa
- Boone County
- This Coal Valley is located in Boone County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Coal Valley that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Coal Valley.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Coal Valley [Cherokee County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coal Valley that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Coal Valley.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Coal Valley is located in Logan County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coal Valley that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Coal Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coal Valley ...
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.
- America
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Johnny Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johnny Ford is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnny Ford
- Key Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Key Hill is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Hill
- Kings Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Mill is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Mountain Valley ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Pea Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pleasant Field
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Field is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Field
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pocahontas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Standard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Standard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
How Far From Coal Valley 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 community such as Coal Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coal Valley and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coal Valley to Jasper, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 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 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,153 miles [8,292.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coal Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Coal Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Coal Valley 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 Coal Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7412, Longitude: -87.4167 In this case, the coordinates for Coal Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.062 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.764 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.498 degrees. |
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