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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 Minorville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minorville 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 Minorville:
    • 34.314815, -86.214979
    • 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 Minorville
  • 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
    • Since Minorville is near DeKalb County and also Etowah 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 Etowah 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 Minorville

Communities Also Named Minorville ...

We found one communities that are also named Minorville.

Within Alabama, the name Minorville is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Minorville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Minorville [Orange County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minorville ...

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.

  • Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crossroads is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Gregory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gregory is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Hide Away Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hide Away Acres is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide Away Acres
  • High Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • High Point is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hustleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hustleville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lane is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Little New York
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Little New York is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
  • Lot ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lot is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
  • Marshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Meadow Wood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Wood is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
  • Mountain View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mountain View is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Peters ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Peters is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Rabbit Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
    • Street ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Street is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
    • Sunrise Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sunrise Shores is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Shores
    • Town Creek Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Town Creek Ferry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Minorville once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Minorville and extending to:

  • Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Minorville to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Minorville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Minorville) 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 Minorville 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 Minorville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3148, Longitude: -86.2150       In this case, the coordinates for Minorville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.367 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.041 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.884 degrees.