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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 Frisco Quarters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frisco Quarters 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 Frisco Quarters:
- 33.824274, -87.269727
- 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 Frisco Quarters
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Frisco Quarters is near Cullman County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winston 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 Frisco Quarters
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frisco Quarters ...
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.
- America
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gamble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Gobblers Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
- Jasper
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnny Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Johnny Ford is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnny Ford
- Lynns Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lynns Park is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Park
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Standard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Standard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Sunlight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunlight is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Union Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel
How Far From Frisco Quarters 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 Frisco Quarters to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Frisco Quarters and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Frisco Quarters to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 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- Frisco Quarters) 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 Frisco Quarters 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 Frisco Quarters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8243, Longitude: -87.2697 In this case, the coordinates for Frisco Quarters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.978 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.678 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.421 degrees. |
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