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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 Willmay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willmay 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 Willmay:
- 33.218171, -86.797766
- 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 Willmay
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Willmay is near Jefferson County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Willmay
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willmay ...
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.
- Alabaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dearing Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dearing Downs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Downs
- Elliotsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elliotsville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
- Fox Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Haven is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Haven
- Glen Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Forest is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Hardy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Keystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Kingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Longview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Mallard Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mallard Point is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Meadow Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Green is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mission Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Navajo Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Navajo Hills is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Hills
- Navajo Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Navajo Pines is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Pines
- Willow Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Willmay 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 Willmay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Willmay and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willmay to Columbiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willmay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Willmay 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 Willmay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2182, Longitude: -86.7978 In this case, the coordinates for Willmay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.655 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.221 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.358 degrees. |
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