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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 Moontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moontown 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 Moontown:
- 34.733424, -86.456933
- 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 Moontown
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Moontown is near Jackson County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Moontown
Communities Also Named Moontown ...
We found one communities that are also named Moontown.
Within Alabama, the name Moontown is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Moontown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Saint Francois County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Moontown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moontown ...
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.
- Bell Factory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Big Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Cherrytree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherrytree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Darwin Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
- Double Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Double Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
- Dug Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dug Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- English Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- English Terrace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Terrace
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huntsville Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Longwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Maysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Mercury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Mountain Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Brook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sublett Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Mill
- Sugar Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sunset Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
- Three Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Three Forks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Willow Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Moontown 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 Moontown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Moontown and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Moontown to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Moontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Moontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Moontown 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 Moontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7334, Longitude: -86.4569 In this case, the coordinates for Moontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.535 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.292 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.888 degrees. |
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