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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 Hebron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Hebron 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 Mount Hebron:
    • 34.142318, -86.289424
    • 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 Hebron
  • 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
    • Since Mount Hebron is near Etowah County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Hebron

Communities Also Named Mount Hebron ...

We found five communities that are also named Mount Hebron.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Mount Hebron.

Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Greene County
      • This Mount Hebron is located in Greene County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Hebron that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mount Hebron.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Siskiyou County
      • This Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou County and lies 1,998 miles [3,215.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Hebron that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Mount Hebron.
    • Louisiana
      • Jackson Parish
      • This Mount Hebron is located in Jackson Parish and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Hebron that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Mount Hebron.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Mount Hebron is located in Howard County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Hebron that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Mount Hebron.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Mount Hebron lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Hebron that is located in Marshall County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Hebron ...

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.

  • Alice
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Alice is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Aurora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Aurora is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • High Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • High Point is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Highmound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Highmound is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
  • Hopper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hopper is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
  • Mays
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mays is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
  • Needmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Needmore is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Nixon Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nixon Chapel is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Chapel
  • Old Snead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Snead is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Snead
  • Red Apple ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Apple is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
  • Redbud
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Redbud is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
  • Reedbrake ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
  • Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Union is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Walnut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people

How Far From Mount Hebron 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 Mount Hebron to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Hebron to Guntersville, 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Hebron) 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 Mount Hebron 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 Hebron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1423, Longitude: -86.2894       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Hebron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.403 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.059 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.953 degrees.