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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 West Decatur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Decatur 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 West Decatur:
- 34.604259, -86.995565
- 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 West Decatur
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since West Decatur is near Limestone County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 West Decatur
Communities Also Named West Decatur ...
We found one communities that are also named West Decatur.
Within Alabama, the name West Decatur is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named West Decatur in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This West Decatur is located in Clearfield County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Decatur that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of West Decatur.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Decatur ...
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.
- Basham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Basham is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham
- Cedar Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Crowtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crowtown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowtown
- Flint City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Harris Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From West Decatur 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 West Decatur to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Decatur and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from West Decatur to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- West Decatur) 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 West Decatur 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 West Decatur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6043, Longitude: -86.9956 In this case, the coordinates for West Decatur have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.856 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.645 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.139 degrees. |
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