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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 Alabama Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alabama Hill 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 Alabama Hill:
- 38.354913, -120.591873
- 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 Alabama Hill
- 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 Calaveras County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
- Since Alabama Hill is near Amador County and also El Dorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amador County
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado 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 Alabama Hill
Communities Also Named Alabama Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Alabama Hill.
Within California, the name Alabama Hill is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This Alabama Hill is located in Perry County and lies 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alabama Hill that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Alabama Hill.
- Washington
- Whatcom County
- This Alabama Hill is located in Whatcom County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the north of the Alabama Hill that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Alabama Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alabama Hill ...
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.
- Bummerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
- Electra ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Electra is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
- Happy Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Irishtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Irishtown is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Jesus Maria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jesus Maria is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Maria
- Pioneer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rail Road Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rich Gulch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
- Sandy Gulch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
- Volcano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Alabama Hill 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 Alabama Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alabama Hill and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alabama Hill to San Andreas, 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,110 miles [13,051.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alabama Hill) 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 Alabama Hill 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 Alabama Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3549, Longitude: -120.5919 In this case, the coordinates for Alabama Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.73 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.414 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.043 degrees. |
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