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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 Tunnel Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tunnel Springs 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 Tunnel Springs:
- 31.642403, -87.240118
- 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 Tunnel Springs
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Tunnel Springs is near Conecuh County and also Wilcox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox 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 Tunnel Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tunnel Springs ...
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.
- Axle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Axle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axle
- Burnt Corn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Street
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Street is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Street
- Harpers Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harpers Store is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Store
- Keith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keith is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Peterman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
How Far From Tunnel Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tunnel Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tunnel Springs and extending to:
- Monroeville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tunnel Springs to Monroeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tunnel Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tunnel Springs 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 Tunnel Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6424, Longitude: -87.2401 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.803 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.176 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.847 degrees. |
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