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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Junior Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Junior Acres 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 Junior Acres:
    • 30.860741, -88.040277
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Junior Acres
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Junior Acres ...

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.

  • Axis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Axis is located in Mobile County
  • Celeste
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
    • Celeste is located in Mobile County
  • Chickasaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <2>
  • Hatters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatters
    • Hatters is located in Mobile County
  • Little Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pines
    • Little Pines is located in Mobile County
  • Liveoak Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liveoak Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liveoak Landing
    • Liveoak Landing is located in Mobile County
  • Sand Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Landing
    • Sand Landing is located in Mobile County
  • Saraland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saraland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
    • Saraland is located in Mobile County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <2>
  • Spanish Trace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
    • Spanish Trace is located in Mobile County
  • Williams Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
    • Williams Heights is located in Mobile County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Junior Acres and extending to:

  • Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Junior Acres to Mobile, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,311 miles [8,547.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Junior Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Junior Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Junior Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8607, Longitude: -88.0403       In this case, the coordinates for Junior Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Junior Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.207 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.539 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.296 degrees.









 

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