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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 Hurtsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hurtsboro 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 Hurtsboro:
- 32.241551, -85.415303
- 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 Hurtsboro
- 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Hurtsboro is near Macon County and also Bullock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock 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 Hurtsboro
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurtsboro ...
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.
- Boromville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boromville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boromville
- Creek Stand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Creek Stand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
- Hooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hooks is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
- Peachburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peachburg is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachburg
- Persons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Persons is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons
- Sandfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandfort is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfort
- Society Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Three Notch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Warriorstand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warriorstand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand
How Far From Hurtsboro 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 town such as Hurtsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hurtsboro and extending to:
- Phenix City, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hurtsboro to Phenix City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 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- Hurtsboro) 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 Hurtsboro 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 Hurtsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2416, Longitude: -85.4153 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.775 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.069 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.027 degrees. |
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