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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hortons Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hortons Mill 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 Hortons Mill:
    • 34.009264, -86.447208
    • 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 Hortons Mill
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hortons Mill ...

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.

  • Bird ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bird have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Bird is located in Blount County
  • Champion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
    • Champion is located in Blount County
  • Clarence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
    • Clarence is located in Blount County
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Blount County
  • Fridays Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
    • Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
  • Graystone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
    • Graystone is located in Blount County
  • Hoods Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoods Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
    • Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
  • Maudlin ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maudlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudlin
    • Maudlin is located in Etowah County
  • Murphy Ford
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Ford
    • Murphy Ford is located in Blount County
  • New Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
    • New Home is located in Blount County
  • Royal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Blount County
  • Susan Moore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
    • Susan Moore is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people

How Far From Hortons Mill 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 Hortons Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hortons Mill and extending to:

  • Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hortons Mill to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 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 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hortons Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hortons Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0093, Longitude: -86.4472       In this case, the coordinates for Hortons Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hortons Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.491 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.142 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.047 degrees.









 

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