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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 Tanner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tanner 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 Tanner:
- 34.731373, -86.970971
- 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 Tanner
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Tanner is near Colbert County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Tanner
Communities Also Named Tanner ...
We found ten communities that are also named Tanner.
Within Alabama, the name Tanner is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Tanner is located in Hall County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the east of the Tanner that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Tanner.
- Washington County
- This Tanner is located in Washington County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east southeast of the Tanner that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Tanner.
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This Tanner is located in Greene County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the north of the Tanner that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Tanner.
- Kentucky
- Larue County
- This Tanner is located in Larue County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tanner that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larue County community of Tanner.
- Michigan
- Manistee 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 Michigan community of Tanner [Manistee County].
- Missouri
- Scott County
- This Tanner is located in Scott County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tanner that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Tanner.
- New Mexico
- McKinley County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in McKinley County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Tanner.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Tanner is located in Weber County and lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tanner that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Tanner.
- Washington
- King County
- This Tanner is located in King County and lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tanner that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Tanner.
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This Tanner is located in Gilmer County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tanner that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Tanner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tanner ...
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.
- Bonnie Doone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonnie Doone is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
- Cloverleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cloverleaf is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Cottonwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Farmview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmview is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
- French Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- French Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
- Glenn Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Valley
- Green Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harris Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holland Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holland Place is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Place
- Indian Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Trace is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trace
- Jones Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Mayflower
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Tanner Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
- Yorkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkshire is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Tanner 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 Tanner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tanner and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Tanner to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 619 miles [996.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tanner) 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 Tanner 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tanner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Tanner 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 Tanner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7314, Longitude: -86.9710 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.653 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.101 degrees. |
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