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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 Russell Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Russell Hill 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 Russell Hill:
- 34.732591, -86.624438
- 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 Russell Hill
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Russell Hill is near Limestone County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Russell Hill
Communities Also Named Russell Hill ...
We found three communities that are also named Russell Hill.
Within Alabama, the name Russell Hill is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Wyoming County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Russell Hill [Wyoming County].
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Russell Hill is located in Aiken County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Russell Hill that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Russell Hill.
- Tennessee
- Macon County
- This Russell Hill is located in Macon County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Russell Hill that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Russell Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Russell Hill ...
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.
- Cavalry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
- Glen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillandale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Huntsville Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huntsville Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Park
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Pea Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Rideout Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scenic View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scenic View is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Shady Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shady Lane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Summit Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summit Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Place
- Terry Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Terry Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
- Union Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Russell Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Russell Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Russell Hill and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Russell Hill to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Russell Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Russell Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Russell Hill 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 Russell Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7326, Longitude: -86.6244 In this case, the coordinates for Russell Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.637 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.41 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.957 degrees. |
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