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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 Woodland Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodland Mills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Woodland Mills:
    • 34.474260, -86.694719
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Woodland Mills
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Woodland Mills ...

We found one communities that share the name Woodland Mills.

Within Alabama, the name Woodland Mills is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Woodland Mills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Obion County
      • This Woodland Mills is located in Obion County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodland Mills that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Woodland Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Mills ...

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.

  • Apple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
    • Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Bluff City is located in Morgan County
  • Gum Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
    • Gum Spring is located in Morgan County
  • Lacey's Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey's Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey's Spring
    • Lacey's Spring is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey's Spring <3>
  • Lewis Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Ferry
    • Lewis Ferry is located in Morgan County
  • Lynntown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynntown
    • Lynntown is located in Morgan County
  • Peach Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
    • Peach Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Rocky Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
  • Six Mile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
    • Six Mile is located in Morgan County
  • Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
    • Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
    • Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
    • Slaughter Ferry
  • Stringer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
    • Stringer is located in Morgan County
  • Sunnyside Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Ferry
    • Sunnyside Ferry is located in Morgan County
  • Sunnyside Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Landing
    • Sunnyside Landing is located in Morgan County
  • Union
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Morgan County

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

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

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodland Mills to Decatur, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 146 miles [235 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodland Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Woodland Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodland Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4743, Longitude: -86.6947       In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Woodland Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.666 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.408 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.044 degrees.









 

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