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website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
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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 Mount Andrew:
31.971268, -85.524665
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.
We found one communities that share the name Mount Andrew.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Mount Andrew.
Beyond Alabama.
Communities Located In Alabama ...
Macon County
This Mount Andrew is located in Macon County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Andrew that is located in Barbour County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Mount Andrew.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Andrew ...
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.
Boot Hill (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boot Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Mount Andrew to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Andrew and extending to:
Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Andrew to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 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- Mount Andrew) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Andrew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9713, Longitude: -85.5247 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Andrew have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 Mount Andrew to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.821 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.085 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.126 degrees.