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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 Plateau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plateau 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 Plateau:
- 30.736300, -88.063888
- 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 Plateau
- 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Since Plateau is near Baldwin County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Plateau
Communities Also Named Plateau ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Plateau.
Within Alabama, the name Plateau is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Plateau.
- Colorado
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Plateau [Douglas County].
- Montana
- Mineral County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Plateau [Mineral County].
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<1> 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 Plateau.
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- This Plateau is located in Catawba County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<3> to the northeast of the Plateau that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Plateau.
- Nova Scotia
- This Plateau lies 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Plateau that is located in Mobile County.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Plateau [Aiken County].
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Plateau is located in Cumberland County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Plateau that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Plateau.
- Texas
- Culberson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Plateau [Culberson County].
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Plateau [El Paso County].
- Utah
- Sevier County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Plateau [Sevier County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plateau ...
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.
- Chickasaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cottage Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Deerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deerwood is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Eight Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Park is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gulf Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gulf Dale is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Dale
- Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Little Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Pines is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pines
- Liveoak Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liveoak Landing is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liveoak Landing
- Magazine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Magazine is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orchard is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Park Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Park Forest is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Regency
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Regency is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
- Saraland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spanish Trace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Trace is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Steam Mill Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Steam Mill Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill Landing
- Summerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summerville is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sunset Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch
- Timbers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Timbers is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
- Whistler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Williams Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williams Heights is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
How Far From Plateau to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Plateau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plateau and extending to:
- Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Plateau to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Plateau, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Plateau 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plateau) 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 Plateau 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 Plateau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7363, Longitude: -88.0639 In this case, the coordinates for Plateau have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.21 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.524 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.326 degrees. |
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