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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 Colvins Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colvins Gap 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 Colvins Gap:
- 33.937030, -85.811605
- 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 Colvins Gap
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Colvins Gap is near Etowah County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Colvins Gap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colvins Gap ...
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.
- Angel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Couch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Couch is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Duke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Hokes Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hokes Bluff Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hokes Bluff Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff Ferry
- Irene ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Irene is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Keysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keysburg is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Maxwellborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwellborn is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwellborn
- Millie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millie
- Mink ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Possum Trot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Prices
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prices is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices
- Reads Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reads Mill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Mill
- Rock Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Spring is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Colvins Gap 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 Colvins Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Colvins Gap and extending to:
- Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Colvins Gap to Anniston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 595 miles [957.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colvins Gap) 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 Colvins Gap 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 Colvins Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9370, Longitude: -85.8116 In this case, the coordinates for Colvins Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.106 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.687 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.807 degrees. |
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