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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 Faunsdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Faunsdale 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 Faunsdale:
- 32.457952, -87.593100
- 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 Faunsdale
- 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 Marengo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
- Since Faunsdale is near Hale County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Faunsdale
Curious and Interesting Names Near Faunsdale ...
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.
- Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Laneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laneville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Lyon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Prairieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Rabbityard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rabbityard is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbityard
- Sunshine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Faunsdale 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 town such as Faunsdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Faunsdale and extending to:
- Linden, which is the Seat of Marengo County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Faunsdale to Linden, 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Faunsdale) 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 Faunsdale 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 Faunsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4580, Longitude: -87.5931 In this case, the coordinates for Faunsdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.078 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.606 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.828 degrees. |
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