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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 Collbran, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collbran 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 Collbran:
    • 34.375923, -85.778579
    • 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 Collbran
  • 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 Collbran is near Cherokee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Collbran

Communities Also Named Collbran ...

We found one communities that are also named Collbran.

Within Alabama, the name Collbran is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Mesa County
      • This Collbran is located in Mesa County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Collbran that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mesa County community of Collbran.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collbran ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
  • Clyde ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clyde is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Dog Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
  • Guest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Guest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
  • Hughes Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hughes Mill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Mill
  • Lickskillet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
  • Loveless
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Loveless is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
  • Luna ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Luna is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
  • Lydia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lydia is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Peeks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Peeks Corner is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Corner
  • Pine Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Portersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Portersville is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
  • Tucker ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker

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

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

  • Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Collbran 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 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<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Collbran) 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 Collbran 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 Collbran. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3759, Longitude: -85.7786       In this case, the coordinates for Collbran have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.108 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.75 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.693 degrees.