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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 Maytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maytown 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 Maytown:
- 33.549014, -86.999875
- 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 Maytown
- 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 Maytown is near Walker County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Maytown
Communities Also Named Maytown ...
We found eight communities that are also named Maytown.
Within Alabama, the name Maytown is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Volusia County
- This Maytown is located in Volusia County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Maytown that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Maytown.
- Illinois
- Lee County
- This Maytown is located in Lee County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Maytown that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Maytown.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Maytown is located in Floyd County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maytown that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Maytown.
- Morgan County
- This Maytown is located in Morgan County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the north northeast of the Maytown that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Maytown.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Maytown is located in Lancaster County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maytown that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Maytown.
- York County
- This Maytown is located in York County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the northeast of the Maytown that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Maytown.
- Virginia
- Wise County
- This Maytown is located in Wise County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maytown that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Maytown.
- Washington
- Thurston County
- This Maytown is located in Thurston County and lies 2,083 miles [3,352.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maytown that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Maytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maytown ...
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.
- Booker Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Booker Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
- Cottage Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cottage Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Falls Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Grays Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grays Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Gardens
- Graysville Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Heights
- Merrywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Minor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Minor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Wine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Wine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wine
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Short Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Sunset Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Mountain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mountain
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
How Far From Maytown 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 town such as Maytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maytown and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Maytown to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 90 miles [144.8 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 666 miles [1,071.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Maytown 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 Maytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5490, Longitude: -86.9999 In this case, the coordinates for Maytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.797 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.37 degrees. |
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