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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 Ivalee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivalee 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 Ivalee:
- 34.034906, -86.144679
- 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 Ivalee
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Ivalee is near Saint Clair County and also Blount 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 Blount 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 Ivalee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivalee ...
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.
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Egypt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gallant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Happy Hollow is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Hopper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopper is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Littleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Maryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Mays
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mays is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Noble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
- Redbud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rockledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockledge is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
- Scenic Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Walnut Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
How Far From Ivalee 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 Ivalee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ivalee and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ivalee to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 606 miles [975.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ivalee) 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 Ivalee 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 Ivalee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0349, Longitude: -86.1447 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.311 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.937 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.919 degrees. |
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