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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 Logan Martin Dam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Logan Martin Dam 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 Logan Martin Dam:
- 33.424188, -86.333964
- 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 Logan Martin Dam
- 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since Logan Martin Dam is near Shelby County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Logan Martin Dam
Curious and Interesting Names Near Logan Martin Dam ...
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.
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Enchanted Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Erratta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Erratta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta
- Fair Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fair Park is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Park
- Fishtrap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Glovers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glovers Ferry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
- Harpersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Indian Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Jonesview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jonesview is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Kings Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plantersville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Rocky Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Logan Martin Dam to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Logan Martin Dam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Logan Martin Dam and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Logan Martin Dam to Talladega, with an average speed<3> 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south (S). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Logan Martin Dam) 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 Logan Martin Dam 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 Logan Martin Dam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4242, Longitude: -86.3340 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.39 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.943 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.13 degrees. |
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