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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 Yucca, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yucca 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 Yucca:
- 34.771193, -85.828586
- 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 Yucca
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Yucca is near DeKalb County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Yucca
Communities Also Named Yucca ...
We found two communities that are also named Yucca.
Within Alabama, the name Yucca is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This Yucca is located in Mohave County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the west of the Yucca that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Yucca.
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Custer County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Yucca.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yucca ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Martintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Martintown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Overlook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Overlook is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Rash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Rudders Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rudders Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudders Ferry
- Sublett Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sublett Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Ferry
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Yucca 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 Yucca to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yucca and extending to:
- Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yucca to Scottsboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yucca) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yucca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Yucca 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 Yucca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7712, Longitude: -85.8286 In this case, the coordinates for Yucca have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.156 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.861 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.62 degrees. |
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