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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 Needham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Needham 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 Needham:
- 31.987000, -88.336563
- 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 Needham
- 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Since Needham is near Clarke County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Needham
Communities Also Named Needham ...
We found four communities that are also named Needham.
Within Alabama, the name Needham is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Needham is located in Craighead County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Needham that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Needham.
- Georgia
- Ware County
- This Needham is located in Ware County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the east of the Needham that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Needham.
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Needham is located in Johnson County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Needham that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Needham.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This Needham is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Needham that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Needham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Needham ...
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.
- Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Creek is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek
- Gilbertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Land is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Lou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lou is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lou
- Melvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Pierces Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pierces Springs is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Springs
- Pine Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Red Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Riderwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riderwood is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Rock Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Water Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
How Far From Needham 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 town such as Needham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Needham and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Needham to Butler, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,396 miles [11,902.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Needham) 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 Needham 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 Needham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9870, Longitude: -88.3366 In this case, the coordinates for Needham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.486 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.015 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.21 degrees. |
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