Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Motley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Motley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Motley
- 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 Motley:
- 33.117064, -85.658846
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Motley
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Motley is near Randolph County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Motley ...
We found eight communities that share the name Motley.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Motley.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Motley is located in Pike County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Motley that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Motley.
- Warren County
- This Motley is located in Warren County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the north of the Motley that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Motley.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Texas
- Virginia
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Motley ...
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.
- Almond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Bishop Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Ferry
- Bishop Ferry is located in Chambers County
- Denny Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denny Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
- Denny Ferry is located in Chambers County
- Emuckfaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Everglade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Fredrick Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredrick Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredrick Ferry
- Fredrick Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
- Frog Eye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Goldville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Mellow Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- New Site
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Wait Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wait Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait Ferry
- Wait Ferry is located in Chambers County
How Far From Motley 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 Motley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Motley and extending to:
- Ashland, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Motley to Ashland, with an average speed<4> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Motley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Motley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Motley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Motley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1171, Longitude: -85.6588 In this case, the coordinates for Motley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Motley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.971 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.417 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.93 degrees. |