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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 Malvern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Malvern 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 Malvern:
    • 31.142785, -85.520993
    • 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 Malvern
  • 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 Geneva County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
    • Since Malvern is near Houston County and also Dale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale 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 Malvern

Communities Also Named Malvern ...

We found ten communities that are also named Malvern.

Within Alabama, the name Malvern is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring County
      • This Malvern is located in Hot Spring County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Malvern that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Spring County community of Malvern.
    • Georgia
      • Emanuel County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Malvern [Emanuel County].
    • Illinois
      • Whiteside County
      • This Malvern is located in Whiteside County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Malvern that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Malvern.
    • Iowa
      • Mills County
      • This Malvern is located in Mills County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Malvern that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Malvern.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Malvern is located in Baltimore County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Malvern that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Malvern.
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • This Malvern is located in Carroll County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Malvern that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Malvern.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Malvern.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Malvern is located in Chester County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Malvern that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Malvern.
    • Texas
      • Leon County
      • This Malvern is located in Leon County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the west of the Malvern that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Malvern.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oneida County
      • This Malvern is located in Oneida County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the north of the Malvern that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Malvern.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Malvern ...

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.

  • Big Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Chickasaw Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
  • Clark Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clark Crossroads is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Crossroads
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Jones Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Melody Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Melody Heights is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
  • Peach Tree Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Peach Tree Hills is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Hills
  • Peterman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Peterman is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
  • Silver Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Meadows is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
  • Tabernacle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabernacle is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Whispering Pines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Wiregrass Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wiregrass Hills is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiregrass Hills

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

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

  • Geneva, which is the Seat of Geneva County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Malvern to Geneva, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 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 from Point A (ie- Malvern) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Malvern could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Malvern 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 Malvern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1428, Longitude: -85.5210       In this case, the coordinates for Malvern have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.761 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.901 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.296 degrees.