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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 Old Monrovia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Monrovia 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 Old Monrovia:
- 34.769813, -86.706386
- 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 Old Monrovia
- 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 Old Monrovia is near Limestone County and also Colbert 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 Colbert 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 Old Monrovia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Monrovia ...
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.
- Cavalry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
- Cedar Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cherry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- French Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- French Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenhill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hillandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillandale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jeff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Rainbow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rideout Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Rolling Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Scenic View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scenic View is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Shady Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Lane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Stag Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stag Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
- Summit Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Place
- Union Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- University Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Old Monrovia 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 Old Monrovia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Old Monrovia and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Old Monrovia to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Monrovia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Old Monrovia 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 Old Monrovia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7698, Longitude: -86.7064 In this case, the coordinates for Old Monrovia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.688 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.475 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.982 degrees. |
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