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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 Olland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olland 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 Olland:
- 34.759533, -87.675862
- 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 Olland
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Since Olland is near Lauderdale County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Olland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olland ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cypress Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cypress Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Heights is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Florence Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Hobgood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobgood is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Houston Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
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- Lakeview Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Highlands is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Highlands
- Manor Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manor Haven is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Haven
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Muscle Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Three Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Three Forks is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Woodlawn Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
How Far From Olland 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 Olland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Olland and extending to:
- Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Olland to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 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 '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- Olland) 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 Olland 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 Olland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7595, Longitude: -87.6759 In this case, the coordinates for Olland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.282 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.158 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.389 degrees. |
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