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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 Reynolds Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reynolds Mill 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 Reynolds Mill:
    • 33.355388, -86.215807
    • 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 Reynolds Mill
  • 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
    • Since Reynolds Mill is near Shelby County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Reynolds Mill

Communities Also Named Reynolds Mill ...

We found three communities that are also named Reynolds Mill.

Within Alabama, the name Reynolds Mill is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Reynolds Mill is located in Sussex County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Reynolds Mill that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Reynolds Mill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Reynolds Mill is located in York County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Reynolds Mill that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Reynolds Mill.
    • Virginia
      • Patrick County
      • This Reynolds Mill is located in Patrick County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the northeast of the Reynolds Mill that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Patrick County community of Reynolds Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reynolds Mill ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fair Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fair Park is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Park
  • Jonesview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jonesview is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
  • Kings Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
  • Papertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Papertown is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papertown
  • Plantersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Plantersville is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Risers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Risers is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risers
  • Thornhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Thornhill is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
  • Winterboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro

How Far From Reynolds Mill 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 Reynolds Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Reynolds Mill to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Reynolds Mill) 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 Reynolds Mill 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 Reynolds Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3554, Longitude: -86.2158       In this case, the coordinates for Reynolds Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.315 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.848 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.098 degrees.