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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Steelwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steelwood 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 Steelwood:
    • 30.715745, -87.784714
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Steelwood
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steelwood ...

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.

  • Buzbee Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzbee Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzbee Landing
    • Buzbee Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Baldwin County
  • Holly Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Holly Hills is located in Baldwin County
  • Live Oak Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Landing
    • Live Oak Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Military Bridge Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Military Bridge Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Bridge Landing
    • Military Bridge Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Park City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Park City is located in Baldwin County
  • Spanish Fort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Steam Mill Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steam Mill Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill Landing
    • Steam Mill Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Whitehouse Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
  • Yelling Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yelling Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelling Settlement
    • Yelling Settlement is located in Baldwin County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Steelwood and extending to:

  • Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Steelwood to Bay Minette, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,427 miles [11,952.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Steelwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steelwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Steelwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7157, Longitude: -87.7847       In this case, the coordinates for Steelwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Steelwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.043 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.328 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.224 degrees.









 

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