Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Bethel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Bethel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Bethel
- 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 New Bethel:
- 34.645092, -87.791699
- 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 New Bethel
- 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Since New Bethel is near Franklin County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 New Bethel ...
We found seven communities that share the name New Bethel.
Within Alabama, the name New Bethel is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of New Bethel [Marion County].
- Mississippi
- Tishomingo County
- This New Bethel is located in Tishomingo County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the New Bethel that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of New Bethel.
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of New Bethel [Orange County].
- Tennessee
- Fayette County
- This New Bethel is located in Fayette County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the New Bethel that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of New Bethel.
- McMinn County
- This New Bethel is located in McMinn County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the east northeast of the New Bethel that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of New Bethel.
- Sullivan County
- This New Bethel is located in Sullivan County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east northeast of the New Bethel that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of New Bethel.
- Texas
- Jefferson County
- Although located in Jefferson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of New Bethel.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Bethel ...
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.
- Crooked Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
- Crooked Oak is located in Colbert County
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Gatesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Hawk Pride
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Pride have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Pride
- Hawk Pride is located in Colbert County
- Lime Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Little Zion ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion
- Little Zion is located in Colbert County
- Milk Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milk Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk Springs
- Milk Springs is located in Colbert County
- Pride Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pride Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Landing
- Pride Landing is located in Colbert County
- Prides Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prides Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Ferry
- Prides Ferry is located in Colbert County
- Red Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Sand Lick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - White House Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Woodland Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Landing
- Woodland Landing is located in Lauderdale County
How Far From New Bethel 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 New Bethel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Bethel and extending to:
- Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from New Bethel to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Bethel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 New Bethel 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. |
| <2> | 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- New Bethel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Bethel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6451, Longitude: -87.7917 In this case, the coordinates for New Bethel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 New Bethel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.217 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.462 degrees. |