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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 Painter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Painter 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 Painter:
- 34.312870, -86.077476
- 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 Painter
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Painter is near Marshall County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Painter
Communities Also Named Painter ...
We found eight communities that are also named Painter.
Within Alabama, the name Painter is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Painter [Los Angeles County].
- Kansas
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Painter [Scott County].
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Painter.
- North Carolina
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Painter [Jackson County].
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Painter [Mifflin County].
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Painter [Greene County].
- Texas
- Hood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Painter [Hood County].
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Painter is located in Accomack County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Painter that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Painter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Painter ...
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.
- Chigger Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Double Bridges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Double Bridges is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Geraldine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hustleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Jink ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Kilpatrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kilpatrick is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilpatrick
- Lot ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lot is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Peters ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Rains ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
How Far From Painter 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 Painter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Painter and extending to:
- Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Painter to Fort Payne, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Painter could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Painter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Painter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Painter 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 Painter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3129, Longitude: -86.0775 In this case, the coordinates for Painter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.945 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.828 degrees. |
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