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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 Curtiston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Curtiston 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 Curtiston:
- 34.001208, -86.121364
- 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 Curtiston
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Curtiston is near Saint Clair County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Curtiston
Curious and Interesting Names Near Curtiston ...
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.
- Cave Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Gilberts Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilberts Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
- Gum Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Happy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Hollow is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Lester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lester is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Listers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Listers Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listers Ferry
- Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Maryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maryville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Noble Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
- Pull Tight ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pull Tight is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
- Rainbow City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockledge is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
- Scenic Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Walnut Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
How Far From Curtiston 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 Curtiston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Curtiston and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Curtiston to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Curtiston) 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 Curtiston 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 Curtiston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0012, Longitude: -86.1214 In this case, the coordinates for Curtiston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.295 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.914 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.917 degrees. |
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