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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 Saint Clair Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Clair Shores 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 Saint Clair Shores:
    • 33.495939, -86.303589
    • 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 Saint Clair Shores
  • 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
    • Since Saint Clair Shores is near Talladega County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Saint Clair Shores

Communities Also Named Saint Clair Shores ...

We found one communities that are also named Saint Clair Shores.

Within Alabama, the name Saint Clair Shores is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Saint Clair Shores in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This Saint Clair Shores is located in Macomb County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Clair Shores that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Saint Clair Shores.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Clair Shores ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Dunrowin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunrowin is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrowin
  • Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Eden is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Enchanted Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
  • Fishtrap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
  • Fountainrun ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
  • Glen City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
  • Harrisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harrisburg is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Hunting Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Jonesview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonesview is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Mays Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bend
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pine Orchard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Orchard is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
    • Pleasant Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Rocky Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
    • Wolf Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

How Far From Saint Clair Shores 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 Saint Clair Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Clair Shores and extending to:

  • Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Clair Shores to Ashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Clair Shores) 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 Saint Clair Shores 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 Saint Clair Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4959, Longitude: -86.3036       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Clair Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.376 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.937 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.102 degrees.