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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 Marble Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marble Valley and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Marble Valley:
    • 33.044009, -86.451923
    • 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 Marble Valley
  • 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 Coosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
    • Since Marble Valley is near Talladega County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Marble Valley

Communities Also Named Marble Valley ...

We found two communities that are also named Marble Valley.

Within Alabama, the name Marble Valley is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Marble Valley is located in Newton County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marble Valley that is located in Coosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Marble Valley.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Marble Valley is located in Augusta County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marble Valley that is located in Coosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Marble Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marble Valley ...

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.

  • Chancellors Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chancellors Ferry is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellors Ferry
  • Dollar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dollar is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
  • Gold Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
  • Homestead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Homestead is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Indian Shoals
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Indian Shoals is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shoals
  • Jumbo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
  • Kingdom Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingdom Crossroads is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Crossroads
  • Mount Sharon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
  • Spring Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Creek is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Sulphur Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sulphur Spring is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
  • Unity
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Unity is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Wildwood Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood Shores is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Shores

How Far From Marble Valley 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 Marble Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marble Valley to Rockford, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Marble Valley) 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 Marble Valley 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 Marble Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0440, Longitude: -86.4519       In this case, the coordinates for Marble Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.437 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.945 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.258 degrees.