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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 East Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Bend 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 East Bend:
- 33.401498, -86.346645
- 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 East Bend
- 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since East Bend is near Shelby County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 East Bend
Communities Also Named East Bend ...
We found one communities that are also named East Bend.
Within Alabama, the name East Bend is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named East Bend in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Yadkin County
- This East Bend is located in Yadkin County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Bend that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of East Bend.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Bend ...
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.
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chancellor Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Erratta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Erratta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta
- Fishtrap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Glovers Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glovers Ferry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
- Harpersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Jonesview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jonesview is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
- Kings Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
- Minor Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plantersville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Rocky Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
How Far From East Bend 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 East Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Bend and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from East Bend to Talladega, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 East Bend 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 East Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4015, Longitude: -86.3466 In this case, the coordinates for East Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.396 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.947 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.14 degrees. |
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