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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 Scottsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scottsboro and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Scottsboro:
    • 33.024866, -83.234599
    • 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 Scottsboro
  • 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
    • Since Scottsboro is near Wilkinson County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Scottsboro

Communities Also Named Scottsboro ...

We found two communities that are also named Scottsboro.

Within Georgia, the name Scottsboro is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Scottsboro is located in Jackson County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Scottsboro that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Scottsboro.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Scottsboro is located in Davidson County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Scottsboro that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Scottsboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottsboro ...

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.

  • Coopers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
  • Edgars
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Edgars is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
  • Friendship
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Friendship is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Goldens Mill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldens Mill is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldens Mill
  • Gordon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>
  • Haddock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Harrisburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Harrisburg is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Sandtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandtown is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Tucker Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tucker Ferry is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
  • Youngblood Corners ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Youngblood Corners is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Corners

How Far From Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scottsboro and extending to:

  • Milledgeville, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Scottsboro to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scottsboro) 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 Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0249, Longitude: -83.2346       In this case, the coordinates for Scottsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.554 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.769 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.02 degrees.