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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 Scottsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro:
- 34.667807, -86.034891
- 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 Scottsboro
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Scottsboro is near Marshall County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Scottsboro
Communities Also Named Scottsboro ...
We found two communities that are also named Scottsboro.
Within Alabama, the name Scottsboro is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Baldwin County
- This Scottsboro is located in Baldwin County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Scottsboro that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Scottsboro.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Scottsboro is located in Davidson County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Scottsboro that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Scottsboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottsboro ...
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.
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Blackankle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Hodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Lakeview Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Shores is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Shores
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Roseberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roseberry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Section
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Section Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Section Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Ferry
- Sublett Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sublett Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Ferry
How Far From Scottsboro 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 city such as Scottsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scottsboro and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Scottsboro to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scottsboro) 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 Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6678, Longitude: -86.0349 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.276 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.985 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.729 degrees. |
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