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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 Gu - Win, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gu - Win 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 Gu - Win:
- 33.954289, -87.871277
- 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 Gu - Win
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Gu - Win is near Marion County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Gu - Win
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gu - Win ...
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.
- Bobo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bobo is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Brilliant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pull Tight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pull Tight is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Twin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wayside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
How Far From Gu - Win 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 Gu - Win to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gu - Win and extending to:
- Fayette, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gu - Win to Fayette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 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- Gu - Win) 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 Gu - Win 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 Gu - Win. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9543, Longitude: -87.8713 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.352 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.129 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.64 degrees. |
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