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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 Oxmoor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oxmoor 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 Oxmoor:
- 33.432617, -86.859628
- 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 Oxmoor
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Oxmoor is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Oxmoor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oxmoor ...
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.
- Chimney Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chimney Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hills
- Crescent Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Crossgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crossgate is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Glenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Gordon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hillman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
- Hillman Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Imperial Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Imperial Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Forest
- Ivy Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Chase is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Chase
- Jones Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Lakeview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Mason City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mill Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mill Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Mountain Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Oaks
- Panorama
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Panorama is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Park Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
- Plantation Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Polo Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Polo Trace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Trace
- Shades Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shades Cliff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Cliff
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Oxmoor 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 Oxmoor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oxmoor and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Oxmoor to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, 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 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 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 from Point A (ie- Oxmoor) 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 Oxmoor 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 Oxmoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4326, Longitude: -86.8596 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.705 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.309 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.338 degrees. |
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