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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 Plevna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plevna 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 Plevna:
    • 34.961754, -86.416657
    • 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 Plevna
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Plevna is near Lincoln County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Plevna

Communities Also Named Plevna ...

We found six communities that are also named Plevna.

Within Alabama, the name Plevna is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Howard County
      • This Plevna is located in Howard County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the north of the Plevna that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Plevna.
    • Kansas
      • Reno County
      • This Plevna is located in Reno County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plevna that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Plevna.
    • Missouri
      • Knox County
      • This Plevna is located in Knox County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Plevna that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Plevna.
    • Montana
      • Fallon County
      • This Plevna is located in Fallon County and lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Plevna that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fallon County community of Plevna.
    • Ontario
      • This Plevna lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Plevna that is located in Madison County.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Plevna [Klamath County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plevna ...

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.

  • Crystal Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Deposit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Deposit is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Fannings Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fannings Crossing is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannings Crossing
  • Gum Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gum Springs is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Key's Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Key's Mill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Mint Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mint Spring is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
  • Sulphur Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sycamore Swamp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore Swamp is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Swamp
  • Three Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Oaks is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
  • Union Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Grove is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Plevna 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 Plevna to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plevna and extending to:

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plevna to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Plevna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Plevna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Plevna 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 Plevna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9618, Longitude: -86.4167       In this case, the coordinates for Plevna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.521 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.308 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.818 degrees.