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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 Maryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maryville 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 Maryville:
    • 34.096207, -86.090530
    • 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 Maryville
  • 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
    • Since Maryville is near DeKalb County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Maryville

Communities Also Named Maryville ...

We found eight communities that are also named Maryville.

Within Alabama, the name Maryville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Maryville is located in Madison County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maryville that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Maryville.
    • Iowa
      • Fayette County
      • This Maryville is located in Fayette County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maryville that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Maryville.
    • Missouri
      • Nodaway County
      • This Maryville is located in Nodaway County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maryville that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Maryville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Maryville lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maryville that is located in Etowah County.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Maryville is located in Charleston County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Maryville that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Maryville.
      • Georgetown County
      • This Maryville is located in Georgetown County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east of the Maryville that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Maryville.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Maryville is located in Spartanburg County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east northeast of the Maryville that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Maryville.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Maryville is located in Blount County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maryville that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Maryville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maryville ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Aurora is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Cave Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
  • Crudup
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Crudup is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
  • Egypt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Egypt is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Happy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Happy Hill is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
  • Happy Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Happy Hollow is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
  • Littleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Littleton is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Mays
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mays is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
  • Noble Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rockledge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rockledge is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Scenic Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
  • Shady Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shady Grove is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Walnut Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Park is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park

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

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

  • Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Maryville to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 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 from Point A (ie- Maryville) 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 Maryville 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 Maryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0962, Longitude: -86.0905       In this case, the coordinates for Maryville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.281 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.911 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.883 degrees.