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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 Sand Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Mountain 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 Sand Mountain:
    • 32.854848, -86.912490
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sand Mountain
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Sand Mountain ...

We found two communities that share the name Sand Mountain.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Sand Mountain.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Sand Mountain in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • DeKalb 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 Alabama community of Sand Mountain [DeKalb County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sand Mountain [Hardin County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Mountain ...

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.

  • Active
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Active. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
    • Active is located in Bibb County
  • Maplesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mars Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Mars Hill is located in Chilton County
  • Maud
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Bibb County
  • New Convert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Convert have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Convert
    • New Convert is located in Chilton County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Chilton County
  • Poseys Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poseys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseys Crossroads
    • Poseys Crossroads is located in Chilton County
  • Randolph
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Bibb County
  • Tabernacle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tabernacle is located in Bibb County
  • Trio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Trio is located in Bibb County
  • Tucker
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Bibb County

How Far From Sand Mountain 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 Sand Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<6> beginning in Sand Mountain and extending to:

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<6> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sand Mountain to Centreville, with an average speed<7> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sand Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bibb County: www.co.bibb.ga.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Sand Mountain 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>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 Sand Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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- Sand Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8548, Longitude: -86.9125       In this case, the coordinates for Sand Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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.
<8>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 Sand Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.699 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.222 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.479 degrees.




 

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