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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 Fatama, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fatama 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 Fatama:
- 31.899039, -87.235543
- 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 Fatama
- 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- Since Fatama is near Monroe County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Fatama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fatama ...
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.
- Chestnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Coal Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coal Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
- Dry Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Forks is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Forks
- Holly Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ferry
- Nellie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Pebble Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pebble Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
- Pine Apple Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Apple Station is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple Station
- Rockwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Rosebud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
How Far From Fatama to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fatama to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fatama and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Fatama to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fatama) 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 Fatama 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 Fatama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8990, Longitude: -87.2355 In this case, the coordinates for Fatama have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.821 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.232 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.796 degrees. |
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