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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 Rabbit Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rabbit Town 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 Rabbit Town:
    • 34.279816, -86.258313
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rabbit Town
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Rabbit Town ...

We found three communities that share the name Rabbit Town.

Within Alabama, the name Rabbit Town is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • This Rabbit Town is located in Clark County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rabbit Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Rabbit Town.
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • This Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rabbit Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Rabbit Town.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Rabbit Town lies 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rabbit Town that is located in Marshall County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rabbit Town ...

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.

  • Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Marshall County
  • Gregory
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Marshall County
  • Hide Away Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hide Away Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide Away Acres
    • Hide Away Acres is located in Marshall County
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Marshall County
  • Hustleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
    • Hustleville is located in Marshall County
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Marshall County
  • Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Marshall County
  • Meadow Wood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
    • Meadow Wood is located in Marshall County
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Minorville is located in Marshall County
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Marshall County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Street ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Street have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
    • Street is located in Marshall County
  • Sunrise Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Shores
    • Sunrise Shores is located in Marshall County

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

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

  • Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Rabbit Town to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rabbit Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rabbit Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rabbit Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2798, Longitude: -86.2583       In this case, the coordinates for Rabbit Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Rabbit Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.392 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.064 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.909 degrees.









 

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