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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 Cullomburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cullomburg 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 Cullomburg:
- 31.715427, -88.297593
- 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 Cullomburg
- 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Since Cullomburg is near Washington County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Cullomburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cullomburg ...
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.
- Carpenter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Christmas Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Christmas Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Landing
- Coffeeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coffeeville Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coffeeville Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Ferry
- Coffeeville Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coffeeville Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Landing
- Flatwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwood is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Frankville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Healing Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rescueville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Silver Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Cross is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cross
How Far From Cullomburg 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 Cullomburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cullomburg and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cullomburg to Butler, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cullomburg) 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 Cullomburg 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 Cullomburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7154, Longitude: -88.2976 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.439 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.923 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.244 degrees. |
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