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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 Tyler Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tyler Ford 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 Tyler Ford:
- 32.912067, -86.283584
- 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 Tyler Ford
- 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 Coosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
- Since Tyler Ford is near Talladega County and also Chilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton 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 Tyler Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyler Ford ...
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.
- Crewsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crewsville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Dollar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Gold Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Kellys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Crossroads is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
- Lyle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyle is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Speed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Speed is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Travelers Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Tyler Ford 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 Tyler Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tyler Ford and extending to:
- Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Tyler Ford to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,141 miles [8,273.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Tyler Ford) 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 Tyler Ford 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 Tyler Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9121, Longitude: -86.2836 In this case, the coordinates for Tyler Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.328 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.802 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.22 degrees. |
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