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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 Mitchelltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchelltown 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 Mitchelltown:
    • 34.881752, -87.428911
    • 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 Mitchelltown
  • 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Since Mitchelltown is near Lawrence County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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 Mitchelltown

Communities Also Named Mitchelltown ...

We found one communities that are also named Mitchelltown.

Within Alabama, the name Mitchelltown is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Bath County
      • This Mitchelltown is located in Bath County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mitchelltown that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Mitchelltown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchelltown ...

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.

  • Aqua Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Aqua Vista is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Vista
  • Atlas ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Big Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Oak is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Center Star
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Star is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
  • Houstontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Houstontown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstontown
  • Kingtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingtown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
  • Lock Six
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lock Six is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Six
  • Lock Three
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lock Three is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Three
  • Palestine ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Palestine is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Posey ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Posey is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
  • Slabtown ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Sweet Gum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sweet Gum is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum

How Far From Mitchelltown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mitchelltown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mitchelltown to Florence, 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 four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mitchelltown) 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 Mitchelltown 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 Mitchelltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8818, Longitude: -87.4289       In this case, the coordinates for Mitchelltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.137 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.007 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.258 degrees.