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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 Erratta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Erratta 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 Erratta:
- 33.300390, -86.372200
- 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 Erratta
- 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 Erratta is near Talladega County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 Erratta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Erratta ...
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.
- Chancellor Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glovers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glovers Ferry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grove Park is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Harpersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Kings Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
- Minor Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
- Mount Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Risers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Risers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risers
- Valentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valentine is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From Erratta 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 Erratta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Erratta and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Erratta to Columbiana, 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south (S). 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 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Erratta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Erratta 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 Erratta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3004, Longitude: -86.3722 In this case, the coordinates for Erratta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.405 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.944 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.172 degrees. |
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