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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 Alcoa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alcoa 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 Alcoa:
- 30.564369, -97.066654
- 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 Alcoa
- 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 Milam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Milam County
- Since Alcoa is near Lee County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Alcoa
Communities Also Named Alcoa ...
We found one communities that are also named Alcoa.
Within Texas, the name Alcoa is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Alcoa in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Alcoa is located in Blount County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alcoa that is located in Milam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Alcoa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alcoa ...
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.
- Forest Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Handy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Handy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Hicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Liberty Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Marjorie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marjorie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marjorie
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Alcoa 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 Alcoa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alcoa and extending to:
- Cameron, which is the Seat of Milam County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alcoa to Cameron, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,840 miles [12,617.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Alcoa) 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 Alcoa 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 Alcoa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5644, Longitude: -97.0667 In this case, the coordinates for Alcoa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.815 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.058 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.001 degrees. |
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