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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 Shepherd Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shepherd Hill 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 Shepherd Hill:
    • 32.185701, -86.066348
    • 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 Shepherd Hill
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Shepherd Hill is near Bullock County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Shepherd Hill

Communities Also Named Shepherd Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Shepherd Hill.

Within Alabama, the name Shepherd Hill is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Shepherd Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Lee County
      • This Shepherd Hill is located in Lee County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shepherd Hill that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Shepherd Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shepherd Hill ...

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.

  • Cecil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cecil is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Foxchase
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Foxchase is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
  • Foxwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Foxwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • London
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • London is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Meadville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Mitchell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Perry's Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
  • Pike Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Level
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Red Level
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Red Level is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
  • Robinson Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Robinson Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
  • Rolling Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Rolling Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Lakes is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Lakes
  • Teasleys Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Teasleys Mill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasleys Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shepherd Hill and extending to:

  • Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shepherd Hill to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shepherd Hill) 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 Shepherd Hill 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 Shepherd Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1857, Longitude: -86.0663       In this case, the coordinates for Shepherd Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.152 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.498 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.288 degrees.