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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 Ilamo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ilamo 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 Ilamo:
    • 33.585382, -86.238865
    • 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 Ilamo
  • 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
    • Since Ilamo is near Talladega County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Ilamo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ilamo ...

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.

  • Colony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Colony is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Dunrowin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dunrowin is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrowin
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eden is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Enchanted Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
  • England Isle
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • England Isle is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
  • Eureka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Eureka Shores is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Shores
  • Glen City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
  • Halls Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Halls Ferry is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
  • Harrisburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Harrisburg is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Hunting Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Mays Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bend
    • Park Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Park Hill is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
    • Pine Orchard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Orchard is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
    • Windsong Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ilamo and extending to:

  • Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ilamo to Ashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ilamo) 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 Ilamo 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 Ilamo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5854, Longitude: -86.2389       In this case, the coordinates for Ilamo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.342 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.911 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.056 degrees.