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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 Hepzibah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hepzibah 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 Hepzibah:
- 33.447052, -86.231642
- 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 Hepzibah
- 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since Hepzibah is near Saint Clair County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Hepzibah
Communities Also Named Hepzibah ...
We found two communities that are also named Hepzibah.
Within Alabama, the name Hepzibah is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Hepzibah is located in Harrison County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hepzibah that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Hepzibah.
- Taylor County
- This Hepzibah is located in Taylor County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the northeast of the Hepzibah that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Hepzibah.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hepzibah ...
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.
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enchanted Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Fair Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Park is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Park
- Fishtrap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Hunting Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Jonesview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jonesview is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
- Kings Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
- Mays Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bend
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plantersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plantersville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Rocky Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Thornhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Tucktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tucktown is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucktown
- Windsong Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
How Far From Hepzibah 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 community such as Hepzibah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hepzibah and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hepzibah to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hepzibah) 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 Hepzibah 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 Hepzibah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4471, Longitude: -86.2316 In this case, the coordinates for Hepzibah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.878 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.084 degrees. |
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