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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 Mount Andrew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Andrew 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 Mount Andrew:
- 32.344587, -85.736064
- 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 Mount Andrew
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Mount Andrew is near Bullock County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Mount Andrew
Communities Also Named Mount Andrew ...
We found one communities that are also named Mount Andrew.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Mount Andrew.
Beyond Alabama.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Barbour County
- This Mount Andrew is located in Barbour County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mount Andrew that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour 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.
- Cotton Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Cross Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downs is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Little Texas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Texas is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Liverpool
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Warriorstand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warriorstand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand
How Far From Mount Andrew 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 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:
- Tuskegee, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west (W). 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 two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 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 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Andrew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Andrew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3446, Longitude: -85.7361 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Andrew have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.969 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.308 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.128 degrees. |
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