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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 Redtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redtown 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 Redtown:
- 31.137954, -87.632489
- 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 Redtown
- 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Since Redtown is near Escambia County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Redtown
Communities Also Named Redtown ...
We found three communities that are also named Redtown.
Within Alabama, the name Redtown is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Redtown is located in Athens County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Redtown that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Redtown.
- Texas
- Anderson County
- Although located in Anderson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Redtown.
- Angelina County
- This Redtown is located in Angelina County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the west of the Redtown that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Redtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redtown ...
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.
- Freemanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freemanville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Jack Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jack Springs is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Springs
- Little River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lottie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lottie is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottie
- Martinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martinville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Mineola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mineola is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Tensaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
How Far From Redtown 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 Redtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redtown and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Redtown to Bay Minette, 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 6 hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,402 miles [11,912.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,280 miles [8,497.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Redtown) 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 Redtown 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 Redtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1380, Longitude: -87.6325 In this case, the coordinates for Redtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.992 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.091 degrees. |
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