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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Ox Level.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ox Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ox Level 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 Ox Level:
- 32.029876, -85.628557<1>
- 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 Ox Level
- 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 Bullock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
- Since Ox Level is near Barbour County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Ox Level
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ox Level ...
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.
- Boot Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boot Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
- Bread Tray Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bread Tray Hill is also located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Tray Hill
- Greens Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greens Crossroads is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroads
- Jamback
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jamback is also located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamback
- Jenkins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Crossroads is also located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Crossroads
- Peachburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peachburg is also located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachburg
- Sellers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers Crossroads is also located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Crossroads
- Smuteye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smuteye is also located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Star Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Star Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
- Three Notch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Three Notch is also located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Union Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Ox Level 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 included the distance from a community such as Ox Level to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ox Level and extending to:
- Union Springs, which is the Seat of Bullock County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ox Level to Union Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Ox Level:
Decimal: 32.02987, -85.628557
DDMMSS: 32° 1' 47", -85° 37' 42" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ox Level) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ox Level 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 Ox Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0299, Longitude: -85.6286 In this case, the coordinates for Ox Level have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.886 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.168 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.153 degrees. |
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