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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 Reedbrake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reedbrake 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 Reedbrake:
- 34.161207, -86.314425
- 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 Reedbrake
- 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 Reedbrake is near Blount County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Reedbrake
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reedbrake ...
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.
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bright Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Craig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- High Point is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Highmound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- New Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Home is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Nixon Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon Chapel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Chapel
- Old Snead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Snead is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Snead
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Redbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
How Far From Reedbrake 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 Reedbrake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Reedbrake once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Reedbrake and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Reedbrake to Guntersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south (S). 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 609 miles [980.1 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 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Reedbrake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Reedbrake) 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 Reedbrake 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 Reedbrake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1612, Longitude: -86.3144 In this case, the coordinates for Reedbrake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.419 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.08 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.959 degrees. |
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