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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 Fosters Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fosters Mill 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 Fosters Mill:
- 34.767310, -87.418079
- 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 Fosters Mill
- 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Since Fosters Mill is near Lawrence County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Fosters Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fosters Mill ...
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.
- Aqua Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aqua Vista is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Vista
- Big Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Oak is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
- Brickhouse Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brickhouse Ford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse Ford
- Center Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Star is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
- Egypt Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt Ford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ford
- Ferry Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ferry Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Shores
- Fishermans Resort
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fishermans Resort is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Resort
- Ford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Houstontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Houstontown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstontown
- Lambs Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lambs Ferry is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Ferry
- Lock Three
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lock Three is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Three
- Red Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rocky Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Section
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Section is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section
- Shady Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Fosters Mill 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 Fosters Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fosters Mill and extending to:
- Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fosters Mill to Tuscumbia, 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fosters Mill) 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 Fosters Mill 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 Fosters Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7673, Longitude: -87.4181 In this case, the coordinates for Fosters Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.124 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.977 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.279 degrees. |
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