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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 Walkerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walkerton 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 Walkerton:
- 33.585104, -86.296367
- 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 Walkerton
- 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Walkerton is near Talladega County and also Shelby 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 Shelby 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 Walkerton
Communities Also Named Walkerton ...
We found four communities that are also named Walkerton.
Within Alabama, the name Walkerton is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Saint Joseph County
- This Walkerton is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the north of the Walkerton that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Walkerton.
- Ontario
- This Walkerton lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Walkerton that is located in Saint Clair County.
- Texas
- Williamson County
- This Walkerton is located in Williamson County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walkerton that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Walkerton.
- Virginia
- King and Queen County
- This Walkerton is located in King and Queen County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walkerton that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King and Queen County community of Walkerton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkerton ...
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.
- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Dunrowin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunrowin is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrowin
- Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Enchanted Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- England Isle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- England Isle is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
- Glen City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Hunting Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunting Ridge is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Park Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Park Hill is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Pine Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
How Far From Walkerton 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 Walkerton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walkerton and extending to:
- Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Walkerton to Ashville, with an average speed<2> 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south (S). 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 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walkerton) 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 Walkerton 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 Walkerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5851, Longitude: -86.2964 In this case, the coordinates for Walkerton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.377 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.951 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.08 degrees. |
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