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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:
- 31.181563, -88.051668
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Happy Hill is near Choctaw County and also Mobile County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 ...
- Etowah County
- This Happy Hill is located in Etowah County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Happy Hill that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah 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 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Happy Hill that is located in Washington 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 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the north of the Happy Hill that is located in Washington 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 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Happy Hill that is located in Washington 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.
- Bucks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dwight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dwight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Laurel Shanty Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Shanty Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Shanty Landing
- Malcolm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Manns Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manns Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
- Nelson Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Landing
- Seaboard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Silver Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Landing
- Stage Coach Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stage Coach Woods is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Coach Woods
- Sunflower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
How Far From Happy Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Happy Hill to Chatom, 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 most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,419 miles [11,939.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,297 miles [8,524.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Happy Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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: 31.1816, Longitude: -88.0517 In this case, the coordinates for Happy Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.244 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.625 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.244 degrees. |
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