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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 Jones Bluff Dam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Bluff Dam 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 Jones Bluff Dam:
- 32.325944, -86.786975
- 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 Jones Bluff Dam
- 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 Autauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga County
- Since Jones Bluff Dam is near Lowndes County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Jones Bluff Dam
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Bluff Dam ...
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.
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Casey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gordonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hicks Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hicks Hill is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Hill
- Manila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manila is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Peace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peace is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Polk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Trickem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trickem is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
How Far From Jones Bluff Dam 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 Jones Bluff Dam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jones Bluff Dam and extending to:
- Prattville, which is the Seat of Autauga County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jones Bluff Dam to Prattville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 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 from Point A (ie- Jones Bluff Dam) 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 Jones Bluff Dam 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 Jones Bluff Dam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3259, Longitude: -86.7870 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.587 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.02 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.538 degrees. |
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