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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 Veto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Veto 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 Veto:
    • 34.994528, -86.988896
    • 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 Veto
  • 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 Veto is near Giles County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Veto

Communities Also Named Veto ...

We found three communities that are also named Veto.

Within Alabama, the name Veto is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Franklin County
      • This Veto is located in Franklin County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Veto that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Veto.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Veto is located in Washington County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Veto that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Veto.
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel County
      • This Veto is located in Wetzel County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Veto that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Veto.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Veto ...

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.

  • Easter Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Easter Ferry is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Ferry
  • Gourdsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gourdsville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourdsville
  • Holland Gin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Holland Gin is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Gin
  • Leggtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leggtown is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggtown
  • Lesters
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lesters is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
  • Liberty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Liberty is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Locke Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Locke Crossroads is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Crossroads
  • Minnow Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Minnow Ford is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnow Ford
  • Poplar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Prospect
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Veto and extending to:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Veto to Athens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Veto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Veto 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 Veto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9945, Longitude: -86.9889       In this case, the coordinates for Veto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.872 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.718 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.049 degrees.