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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 Plum Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plum Springs 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 Plum Springs:
- 33.623714, -86.024970
- 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 Plum Springs
- 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since Plum Springs is near Calhoun County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Plum Springs
Communities Also Named Plum Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Plum Springs.
Within Alabama, the name Plum Springs is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Plum Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Plum Springs is located in Warren County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the north of the Plum Springs that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Plum Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plum Springs ...
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.
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Dry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Valley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Echo Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Hills is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Grant Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Hall Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hall Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Grove
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Martins Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martins Mill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Polkville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Refuge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Refuge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Silver Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
How Far From Plum Springs 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 Plum Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plum Springs and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plum Springs to Talladega, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plum Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Plum Springs 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 Plum Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6237, Longitude: -86.0250 In this case, the coordinates for Plum Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.217 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.771 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.963 degrees. |
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