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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 Kaylor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kaylor 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 Kaylor:
    • 33.471501, -85.348283
    • 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 Kaylor
  • 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Since Kaylor is near Cleburne County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Kaylor

Communities Also Named Kaylor ...

We found three communities that are also named Kaylor.

Within Alabama, the name Kaylor is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Kaylor is located in Armstrong County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kaylor that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Kaylor.
      • Cambria County
      • This Kaylor is located in Cambria County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the northeast of the Kaylor that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Kaylor.
    • South Dakota
      • Hutchinson County
      • This Kaylor is located in Hutchinson County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kaylor that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hutchinson County community of Kaylor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kaylor ...

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.

  • Bucktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bucktown is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Cedar Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Gold Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gold Ridge is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
  • Graham
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Hawk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawk is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
  • Hightower
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hightower is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
  • Joel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Joel is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
  • Lofty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lofty is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
  • Providence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Providence is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Trickem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Trickem is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
  • Union Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Hill is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kaylor and extending to:

  • Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kaylor to Wedowee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 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 from Point A (ie- Kaylor) 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 Kaylor 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 Kaylor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4715, Longitude: -85.3483       In this case, the coordinates for Kaylor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.806 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.276 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.729 degrees.