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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Woodland Mills
- 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 Woodland Mills is near Marshall County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Woodland Mills
Communities Also Named Woodland Mills ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Gum Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gum Spring is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Lacey's Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis Ferry is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Ferry
- Lynntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lynntown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynntown
- Peach Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peach Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Six Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Six Mile is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Stringer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Sunnyside Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Ferry is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Ferry
- Sunnyside Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Landing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Landing
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Woodland Mills 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodland Mills) 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 Woodland Mills 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.408 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.044 degrees. |
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