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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 Stag Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stag Run 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 Stag Run:
- 34.787868, -86.619439
- 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 Stag Run
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Stag Run is near Limestone County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Stag Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stag Run ...
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.
- Cedar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cherokee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherry Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Glen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glen Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Greenhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grove Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Meadow Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Normal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scenic View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scenic View is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Shady Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Lane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Valley Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
How Far From Stag Run 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 Stag Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stag Run and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Stag Run to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Stag Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Stag Run 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 Stag Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7879, Longitude: -86.6194 In this case, the coordinates for Stag Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.636 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.417 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.942 degrees. |
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