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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 Shadowood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadowood 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 Shadowood:
- 33.040401, -87.751955
- 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 Shadowood
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Shadowood is near Greene County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale 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 Shadowood
Communities Also Named Shadowood ...
We found three communities that are also named Shadowood.
Within Alabama, the name Shadowood is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Shadowood is located in Bibb County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the east of the Shadowood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Shadowood.
- Fayette County
- This Shadowood is located in Fayette County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east of the Shadowood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Shadowood.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Shadowood is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shadowood that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Shadowood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadowood ...
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.
- Cypress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Guinea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guinea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
- Jena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jena is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Kings Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Moundville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountainbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Powers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Ralph
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sanders Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sanders Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Ferry
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
How Far From Shadowood 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 Shadowood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shadowood and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shadowood to Tuscaloosa, 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,200 miles [8,368.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shadowood) 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 Shadowood 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 Shadowood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0404, Longitude: -87.7520 In this case, the coordinates for Shadowood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.217 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.847 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.776 degrees. |
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