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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 Killen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Killen 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 Killen:
- 34.860015, -87.528898
- 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 Killen
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Killen is near Colbert County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Killen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Killen ...
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.
- Aqua Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aqua Vista is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Vista
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Big Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Oak is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
- Center Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Center Star is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
- Emerald Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Emerald Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Shores
- Falconhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falconhead is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconhead
- Hideaway Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hideaway Hills is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
- Indian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Kingman ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingman is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Lake Coves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Coves is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Coves
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lock Six
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lock Six is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Six
- Lockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lockland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
- Paradise Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paradise Points is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Points
- Sky Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sky Park is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Park
- Village Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Village Pines is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
- Virginia Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Virginia Shores is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Shores
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Killen 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 Killen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Killen and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Killen to Florence, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Killen) 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 Killen 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 Killen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8600, Longitude: -87.5289 In this case, the coordinates for Killen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.197 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.074 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.305 degrees. |
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