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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 Powderly Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powderly Hills 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 Powderly Hills:
- 33.464552, -86.863880
- 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 Powderly Hills
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Powderly Hills is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Powderly Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powderly Hills ...
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.
- Chimney Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hills
- Crescent Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Glen Iris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Iris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
- Glenview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hillman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
- Hillman Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Imperial Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Imperial Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Forest
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ivanhoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Jones Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Lakeview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Little Italy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Martins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Mason City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Mountain Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Oaks
- Park Courts
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
- Shades Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shades Cliff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Cliff
- Shadyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Powderly Hills 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 Powderly Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Powderly Hills and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Powderly Hills to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powderly Hills) 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 Powderly Hills 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 Powderly Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4646, Longitude: -86.8639 In this case, the coordinates for Powderly Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.71 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.319 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.333 degrees. |
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