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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Haleyville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Haleyville ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Factory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Factory
    • Allens Factory is located in Marion County
  • Boar Tush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Center is located in Winston County
  • Forkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkville
    • Forkville is located in Winston County
  • Littleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Martintown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
    • Martintown is located in Winston County
  • Needmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Winston County
  • Pebble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Posey Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posey Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Mill
    • Posey Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Thornhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
    • Thornhill is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Thornhill
    • From Haleyville to Thornhill

How Far From Haleyville 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haleyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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.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    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.217 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.011 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.479 degrees.









 

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