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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 Deposit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deposit 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 Deposit:
- 34.852311, -86.458045
- 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 Deposit
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Deposit is near Jackson County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Deposit
Communities Also Named Deposit ...
We found two communities that are also named Deposit.
Within Alabama, the name Deposit is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Winston County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Deposit [Winston County].
- New York
- Broome County
- This Deposit is located in Broome County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Deposit that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Deposit.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deposit ...
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.
- Bell Factory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Fannings Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fannings Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannings Crossing
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Key's Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Maysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Mercury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Meridianville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mint Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mint Spring is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Three Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Three Forks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Deposit to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Deposit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deposit and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deposit to Huntsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Deposit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deposit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Deposit 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 Deposit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8523, Longitude: -86.4580 In this case, the coordinates for Deposit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.316 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.861 degrees. |
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