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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 Head River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Head River 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 Head River:
- 34.657026, -85.507463
- 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 Head River
- 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 Dade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dade County
- Since Head River is near DeKalb County and also Walker 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 Walker 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 Head River
Curious and Interesting Names Near Head River ...
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.
- Cartersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cloudland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Deer Head Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Head Cove is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Head Cove
- Duck Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Neal Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neal Crossing is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Crossing
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Plum Nelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plum Nelly is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Nelly
- Rising Fawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Head River 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 Head River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Head River and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Dade County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Head River to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Head River) 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 Head River 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 Head River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6570, Longitude: -85.5075 In this case, the coordinates for Head River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.957 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.516 degrees. |
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