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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 Neighbors Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neighbors Mill 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 Neighbors Mill:
- 34.388703, -86.424708
- 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 Neighbors Mill
- 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 Neighbors Mill is near Madison County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Neighbors Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neighbors Mill ...
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.
- Cottonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Cushion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cushion is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushion
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Holiday Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Shores is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Honey Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Ferry
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- May Apple ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- May Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Apple
- Meadow Wood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Wood is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Oleander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Rice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rice is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Scant City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Sunrise Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Shores is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Shores
- Union Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Neighbors Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Neighbors Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Neighbors Mill and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Neighbors Mill to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Neighbors Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Neighbors Mill 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 Neighbors Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3887, Longitude: -86.4247 In this case, the coordinates for Neighbors Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.953 degrees. |
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