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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 Docena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Docena 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 Docena:
- 33.559550, -86.931105
- 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 Docena
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Docena is near Walker County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Docena
Curious and Interesting Names Near Docena ...
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.
- Booker Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Booker Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
- Coalburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
- Dogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Falls Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Forestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Frenchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Grays Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Gardens
- Graysville Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graysville Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Heights
- Hillview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Little Italy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merrywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Minor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Minor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Red Wine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Wine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wine
- Republic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Republic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Scarlet Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlet Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Town
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shadyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Sunset Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunset Mountain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mountain
- Tuxedo Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Village Creek Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Docena 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 Docena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Docena and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Docena to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Docena) 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 Docena 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 Docena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5596, Longitude: -86.9311 In this case, the coordinates for Docena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.756 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.386 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.34 degrees. |
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