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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 Danway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danway 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 Danway:
    • 32.758464, -85.377169
    • 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 Danway
  • 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
    • Since Danway is near Lee County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Danway

Communities Also Named Danway ...

We found one communities that are also named Danway.

Within Alabama, the name Danway is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Danway in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • This Danway is located in La Salle County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Danway that is located in Chambers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Danway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Danway ...

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.

  • Crooked Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Farmville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gold Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gold Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Hallway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hallway is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallway
  • India Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • India Lakes is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Lakes
  • Liberty Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Crossroads is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Crossroads
  • Nelson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • New Harmony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Harmony is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • Rocky Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Brook is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
  • Stonewall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonewall is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Tuckersburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
  • Village Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Village Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills

How Far From Danway 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 Danway to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Danway and extending to:

  • LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Danway to LaFayette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Danway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Danway 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 Danway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7585, Longitude: -85.3772       In this case, the coordinates for Danway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.784 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.151 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.90 degrees.