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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 Columbus City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Columbus City 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 Columbus City:
- 34.460644, -86.233315
- 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 Columbus City
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Columbus City is near Madison County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Columbus City
Communities Also Named Columbus City ...
We found two communities that are also named Columbus City.
Within Alabama, the name Columbus City is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Louisa County
- This Columbus City is located in Louisa County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Columbus City that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Columbus City.
- Kansas
- Doniphan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Columbus City [Doniphan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbus City ...
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.
- Breezeway Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Breezeway Bay is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezeway Bay
- Bucksnort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Claysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cottonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Glen Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glen Haven is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Henryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Holiday Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holiday Shores is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Honeycomb Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Honeycomb Park is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycomb Park
- Keel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Little New York
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little New York is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
- Playground Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Playground Shores is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playground Shores
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Town Creek Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Town Creek Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Ferry
How Far From Columbus City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Columbus City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Columbus City and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Columbus City to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Columbus City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Columbus City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Columbus City 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 Columbus City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4606, Longitude: -86.2333 In this case, the coordinates for Columbus City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.386 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.083 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.858 degrees. |
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