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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 Confluence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Confluence 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 Confluence:
- 34.851475, -87.234673
- 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 Confluence
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Confluence is near Limestone County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Confluence
Communities Also Named Confluence ...
We found three communities that are also named Confluence.
Within Alabama, the name Confluence is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Leslie County
- This Confluence is located in Leslie County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Confluence that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leslie County community of Confluence.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Confluence is located in Somerset County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Confluence that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Confluence.
- West Virginia
- Lewis 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 West Virginia community of Confluence [Lewis County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Confluence ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elk Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shores
- Hurricane ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Moody Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moody Ford is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Ford
- Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oliver is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Rogersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Romine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Romine is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine
- Shoemaker Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shoemaker Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Springs
How Far From Confluence 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 Confluence to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Confluence and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Confluence to Florence, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Confluence) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Confluence 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 Confluence 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 Confluence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8515, Longitude: -87.2347 In this case, the coordinates for Confluence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.016 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.864 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.184 degrees. |
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