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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 Fleming Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fleming Meadows 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 Fleming Meadows:
- 34.682869, -86.571936
- 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 Fleming Meadows
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Fleming Meadows is near Morgan County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Fleming Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fleming Meadows ...
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.
- Big Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Bravo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bravo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
- Camelot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cavalry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
- Chimney Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Darwin Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
- Double Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Double Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
- English Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- English Terrace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Terrace
- English Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hillandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillandale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
- Huntsville Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Park
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Meadow Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
- Mountain Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Brook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Oak Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Leaf is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Pea Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Regent Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Regent Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
- Sugar Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sunset Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
- Terry Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Terry Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- University Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Fleming Meadows 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 Fleming Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fleming Meadows and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fleming Meadows to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 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 from Point A (ie- Fleming Meadows) 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 Fleming Meadows 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 Fleming Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6829, Longitude: -86.5719 In this case, the coordinates for Fleming Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.363 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.947 degrees. |
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