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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Rabbit Town
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Rabbit Town is near Etowah County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Rabbit Town
Communities Also Named Rabbit Town ...
We found three communities that are also named Rabbit Town.
Within Alabama, the name Rabbit Town is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located 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)
- Crossroads is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Gregory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Hide Away Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hide Away Acres is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide Away Acres
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hustleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lane is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Meadow Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Wood is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Street ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Sunrise Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Shores is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Shores
How Far From Rabbit Town to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<2>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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rabbit Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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.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). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.392 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.064 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.909 degrees. |
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