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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 Happy Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Happy Hill 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 Happy Hill:
- 34.149817, -86.094975
- 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 Happy Hill
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Happy Hill is near Marshall County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Happy Hill
Communities Also Named Happy Hill ...
We found four communities that are also named Happy Hill.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Happy Hill.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Washington County
- This Happy Hill is located in Washington County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Happy Hill that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Happy Hill.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 1,975 miles [3,178.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Happy Hill that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Happy Hill.
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Happy Hill is located in Giles County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Happy Hill that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Happy Hill.
- Texas
- Johnson County
- This Happy Hill is located in Johnson County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the west of the Happy Hill that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Happy Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Happy Hill ...
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.
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Cave Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Crudup
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Double Bridges
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Double Bridges is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Duck Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Maryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maryville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Noble Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pulltight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pulltight is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
- Rockledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockledge is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Happy Hill 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 Happy Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Happy Hill and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Happy Hill to Gadsden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Happy Hill) 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 Happy Hill 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 Happy Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1498, Longitude: -86.0950 In this case, the coordinates for Happy Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.287 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.925 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.873 degrees. |
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