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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 Haleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haleyville 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 Haleyville:
- 34.229558, -87.621536
- 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 Haleyville
- 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
- Since Haleyville is near Marion County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Haleyville
Communities Also Named Haleyville ...
We found one communities that are also named Haleyville.
Within Alabama, the name Haleyville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Haleyville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Haleyville is located in Cumberland County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Haleyville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Haleyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haleyville ...
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.
- Allens Factory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Factory is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Factory
- Boar Tush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Forkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forkville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkville
- Littleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martintown is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Needmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pebble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Posey Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Posey Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Mill
- Thornhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Haleyville 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 city such as Haleyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haleyville and extending to:
- Double Springs, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Haleyville to Double Springs, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Haleyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Haleyville 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 Haleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2296, Longitude: -87.6215 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.217 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.011 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.479 degrees. |
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