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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 Reece City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reece City 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 Reece City:
- 34.074364, -86.031836
- 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 Reece City
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Reece City is near DeKalb County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Reece City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reece City ...
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.
- Cave Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Crudup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Daisy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Duck Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodyear
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodyear is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
- Happy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Hollow is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Maryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maryville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Noble Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pull Tight ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pull Tight is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
- Rockledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockledge is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
- Scenic Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Walnut Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
- Wisdom Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wisdom Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Ferry
How Far From Reece City 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 town such as Reece City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Reece City and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Reece City to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Reece City) 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 Reece City 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 Reece City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0744, Longitude: -86.0318 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.245 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.866 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.864 degrees. |
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