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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 New Dellrose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Dellrose 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 New Dellrose:
    • 35.109527, -86.809168
    • 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 New Dellrose
  • 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since New Dellrose is near Giles County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 New Dellrose

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Dellrose ...

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.

  • Blanche
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanche is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
  • Cash Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
  • Cedar Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Coldwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Elkwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Friendship
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Harms
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harms is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
  • Jerusalem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jerusalem is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Marys Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Marys Grove is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Grove
  • Pearl City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Poplar Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Red Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Red Oak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Sugartree Ford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sugartree Ford is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree Ford
    • Sulphur Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in New Dellrose and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Dellrose to Fayetteville, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north (N). 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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- New Dellrose) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 New Dellrose 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 New Dellrose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1095, Longitude: -86.8092       In this case, the coordinates for New Dellrose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.768 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.613 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.948 degrees.