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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 Jacksons' Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacksons' Gap 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 Jacksons' Gap:
    • 32.886334, -85.811424
    • 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 Jacksons' Gap
  • 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 Tallapoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
    • Since Jacksons' Gap is near Elmore County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale 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 Jacksons' Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacksons' Gap ...

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.

  • Eagle Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Creek is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
  • Flint Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Fuller
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fuller is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Griffin Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffin Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ferry
  • Hamlet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamlet is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Harmony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Indian Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Island Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
  • Matilda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
  • Matilda Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Matilda Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda Ferry
  • Our Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Parish Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Parish Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Hills
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Piney Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Piney Point is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
    • River Bend ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • River Bend is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • Rover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rover is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
    • Sessions
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sessions is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions
    • Slaughters ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Still Waters
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Still Waters is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters
    • Sunny Level
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunny Level is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Level

How Far From Jacksons' Gap 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 town such as Jacksons' Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Jacksons' Gap to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jacksons' Gap) 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 Jacksons' Gap 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 Jacksons' Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8863, Longitude: -85.8114    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.047 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.473 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.04 degrees.