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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 Elliotsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elliotsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Elliotsville:
    • 33.200116, -86.829155
    • 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 Elliotsville
  • 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Since Elliotsville is near Jefferson County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Elliotsville

Communities Also Named Elliotsville ...

We found two communities that are also named Elliotsville.

Within Alabama, the name Elliotsville is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Elliotsville.
    • West Virginia
      • Taylor County
      • This Elliotsville is located in Taylor County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Elliotsville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Elliotsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elliotsville ...

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.

  • Alabaster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dearing Downs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dearing Downs is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Downs
  • Fox Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fox Haven is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Haven
  • Glen Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Glen Forest is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
  • Hardy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hardy is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Ivanhoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Keystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Keystone is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Kingwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kingwood is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Longview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Longview is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadow Green
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Meadow Green is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
    • Mission Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mission Hills is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
    • Navajo Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Navajo Hills is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Hills
    • Navajo Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Navajo Pines is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Pines
    • Superior
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Superior is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Willow Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Willow Glen is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

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

  • Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Elliotsville to Columbiana, 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 64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 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 Elliotsville, 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- Elliotsville) 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 Elliotsville 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 Elliotsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2001, Longitude: -86.8292       In this case, the coordinates for Elliotsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.672 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.239 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.375 degrees.