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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 Sehoya, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sehoya 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 Sehoya:
    • 32.978455, -86.484701
    • 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 Sehoya
  • 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 Coosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
    • Since Sehoya is near Shelby County and also Chilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton 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 Sehoya

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sehoya ...

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.

  • Chancellors Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chancellors Ferry is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellors Ferry
  • Dollar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dollar is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
  • Gap of the Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gap of the Mountain is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Mountain
  • Gold Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
  • Houses Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Houses Ferry is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houses Ferry
  • Jumbo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
  • Marble Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
  • Spring Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Creek is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Unity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Unity is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Wildwood Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood Shores is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Shores

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sehoya and extending to:

  • Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sehoya to Rockford, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Sehoya) 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 Sehoya 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 Sehoya. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9785, Longitude: -86.4847       In this case, the coordinates for Sehoya have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.452 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.954 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.285 degrees.