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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 Thirtynine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thirtynine 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 Thirtynine:
- 34.462866, -86.011365
- 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 Thirtynine
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Thirtynine is near Jackson County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Thirtynine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thirtynine ...
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.
- Chigger Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroad is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Geraldine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Crossroads
- Grove Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Guest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Hix ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jink ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Kirbytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirbytown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbytown
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Peters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Pope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Thirtynine 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 Thirtynine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Thirtynine once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Thirtynine and extending to:
- Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Thirtynine to Fort Payne, 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 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south (S). 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 583 miles [938.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Thirtynine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thirtynine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Thirtynine 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 Thirtynine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4629, Longitude: -86.0114 In this case, the coordinates for Thirtynine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.252 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.928 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.767 degrees. |
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