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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 Key's Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Key's Mill 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 Key's Mill:
- 34.937740, -86.522283
- 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 Key's Mill
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Key's Mill is near Lincoln County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Key's Mill
Communities Also Named Key's Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Key's Mill.
Within Alabama, the name Key's Mill is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Key's Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Key's Mill is located in Washington County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Key's Mill that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Key's Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Key's Mill ...
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.
- Deposit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deposit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
- Fannings Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fannings Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannings Crossing
- Hazel Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Meridianville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mint Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mint Spring is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Three Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Three Oaks is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Union Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Key's Mill 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 Key's Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Key's Mill and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Key's Mill to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Key's Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Key's Mill 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 Key's Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9377, Longitude: -86.5223 In this case, the coordinates for Key's Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.584 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.378 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.868 degrees. |
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