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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 Perry's Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perry's Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Perry's Mill:
    • 32.291252, -86.158297
    • 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 Perry's Mill
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Perry's Mill is near Elmore County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Perry's Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perry's Mill ...

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.

  • Executive Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
  • Foxchase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxchase is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
  • Foxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Foxwood Trace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxwood Trace is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Trace
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Halcyon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
  • Hunters Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Merry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Merry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry
  • Pike Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Regency Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
  • Regency Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Lakes is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Lakes
    • Spring Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
    • Valley Whispers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
    • Young Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Young Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

How Far From Perry's Mill 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 Perry's Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Perry's Mill and extending to:

  • Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Perry's Mill to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Perry's Mill) 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 Perry's Mill 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 Perry's Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2913, Longitude: -86.1583       In this case, the coordinates for Perry's Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.214 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.583 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.301 degrees.