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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 North Daye Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Daye Hill 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 North Daye Hill:
    • 34.856477, -86.724165
    • 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 North Daye Hill
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since North Daye Hill is near Limestone County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 North Daye Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Daye Hill ...

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.

  • Bobo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bobo is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Cedar Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Cherry Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • French Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • French Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
  • Grove Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Harvest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hoover
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hoover is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Jeff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jeff is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
  • Maple Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Rainbow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rainbow is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
  • Ready Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ready Crossing is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Crossing
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rideout Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rideout Village is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
    • Rolling Meadows
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Stag Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stag Run is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
    • Valley Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Park is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park

How Far From North Daye Hill 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 North Daye Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Daye Hill and extending to:

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Daye Hill to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> 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 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 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 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Daye Hill) 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 North Daye Hill 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 North Daye Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8565, Longitude: -86.7242       In this case, the coordinates for North Daye Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.703 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.504 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.97 degrees.