Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Sinai, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Sinai and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Sinai
- 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 Sinai:
- 32.294029, -86.468306
- 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 Mount Sinai
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Mount Sinai is near Lowndes County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Mount Sinai ...
We found six communities that share the name Mount Sinai.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Mount Sinai.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Autauga County
- This Mount Sinai is located in Autauga County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Sinai that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Mount Sinai.
- Autauga County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Dearborn County
- This Mount Sinai is located in Dearborn County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Sinai that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Mount Sinai.
- Louisiana
- Claiborne Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mount Sinai [Claiborne Parish].
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Mount Sinai is located in Suffolk County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Sinai that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Mount Sinai.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Mount Sinai is located in Cleveland County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Sinai that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Mount Sinai.
- Ohio
- Pike County
- This Mount Sinai is located in Pike County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Sinai that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Mount Sinai.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Sinai ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Montgomery County
- English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Grovewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hope Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hull
- Hope Hull is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Hull <4>
- Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hunting Downs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Downs
- Hunting Downs is located in Montgomery County
- Lee Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lees Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Lees Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Maxwell Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
- Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Memorial Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Memorial Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Scenic Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Scenic Hills is located in Elmore County
- Steep Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Creek
- Steep Creek is located in Lowndes County
- Stone's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Mount Sinai 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 Sinai to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Sinai and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Sinai to Montgomery, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 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 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Sinai. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Sinai) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Sinai. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2940, Longitude: -86.4683 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Sinai have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mount Sinai 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sinai to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.396 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.795 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.42 degrees. |