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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 Standing Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Standing Rock 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 Standing Rock:
- 33.07964, -85.253092
- 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 Standing Rock
- 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Since Standing Rock is near Troup County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Standing Rock
Communities Also Named Standing Rock ...
We found two communities that are also named Standing Rock.
Within Alabama, the name Standing Rock is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lee County
- This Standing Rock is located in Lee County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Standing Rock that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Standing Rock.
- New Mexico
- McKinley County
- This Standing Rock is located in McKinley County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Standing Rock that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Standing Rock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Standing Rock ...
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.
- Bacon Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bacon Level is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Level
- Covered Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Covered Bridge is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
- Doublehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Glenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heatherbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heatherbrook is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
- Heritage Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lee Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lee Crossroads is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Crossroads
- Lime
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lime is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- River Trace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- River Trace is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
- Rock Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Oaks is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Timber Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Turkey Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
How Far From Standing Rock 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 Standing Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Standing Rock and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Standing Rock to LaFayette, 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 four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Standing Rock) 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 Standing Rock 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 Standing Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0796, Longitude: -85.2531 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.73 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.133 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.78 degrees. |
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