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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 Salitpa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salitpa 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 Salitpa:
- 31.629706, -88.019847
- 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 Salitpa
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Salitpa is near Washington County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Salitpa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salitpa ...
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.
- Ballfield Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ballfield Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballfield Landing
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Christmas Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Christmas Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Landing
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Coffeeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Ferry
- Coffeeville Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Landing
- Frankville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mays Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Oil Well Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Well Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Well Landing
- Silver Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Cross is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cross
- Tattlersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tattlersville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattlersville
- Toddtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Salitpa 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 Salitpa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Salitpa and extending to:
- Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Salitpa to Grove Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 796 miles [1,281 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Salitpa) 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 Salitpa 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 Salitpa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6297, Longitude: -88.0198 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.265 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.71 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.151 degrees. |
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