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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 Shrader, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shrader 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 Shrader:
- 34.715082, -85.734138
- 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 Shrader
- 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 Shrader is near DeKalb County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Shrader
Communities Also Named Shrader ...
We found two communities that are also named Shrader.
Within Alabama, the name Shrader is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Shrader is located in Mifflin County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shrader that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Shrader.
- Tennessee
- Sevier County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Shrader [Sevier County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shrader ...
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.
- Cartersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Elliott Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Flat Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keith is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Mays Gulf ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Gulf is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Gulf
- New Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Home is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Overlook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Stamp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stamp is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Shrader to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shrader to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shrader and extending to:
- Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Shrader to Scottsboro, with an average speed<4> 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Shrader) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Shrader 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shrader 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 Shrader. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7151, Longitude: -85.7341 In this case, the coordinates for Shrader have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.096 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.784 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.595 degrees. |
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