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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 Larkwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Larkwood 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 Larkwood:
- 33.653714, -86.696378
- 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 Larkwood
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Larkwood is near Blount County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Larkwood
Curious and Interesting Names Near Larkwood ...
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.
- Airport Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Highlands
- Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arrowhead is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Center Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chalkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Eagle Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
- Echo Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Echo Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Gardendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsway Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsway Terrace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Terrace
- Liberty Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Highlands
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Queenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Trotwood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trotwood Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood Park
- Zion City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
How Far From Larkwood 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 Larkwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Larkwood and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Larkwood to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Larkwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Larkwood 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 Larkwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6537, Longitude: -86.6964 In this case, the coordinates for Larkwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.621 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.242 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.225 degrees. |
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