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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 Woods Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods Bluff 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 Woods Bluff:
- 31.935708, -88.061679
- 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 Woods Bluff
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Woods Bluff is near Choctaw County and also Marengo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo 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 Woods Bluff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods Bluff ...
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.
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Coffeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gays Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gays Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Ferry
- Lou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lou is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lou
- Pickens Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pickens Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Landing
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sellers Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Landing
- Wildcat Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildcat Landing is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Landing
How Far From Woods Bluff to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Woods Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Woods Bluff and extending to:
- Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woods Bluff to Grove Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,263 miles [8,470 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woods Bluff) 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 Woods Bluff 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 Woods Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9357, Longitude: -88.0617 In this case, the coordinates for Woods Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.316 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.811 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.111 degrees. |
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