Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ward, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ward and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ward
- 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 Ward:
- 32.362085, -88.278083
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ward
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Ward is near Choctaw County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ward ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Ward.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Ward.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- This Ward is located in Lonoke County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ward that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Ward.
- Pulaski County
- This Ward is located in Pulaski County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the northwest of the Ward that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Ward.
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Illinois
- Jackson County
- This Ward is located in Jackson County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the north of the Ward that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ward.
- Kankakee County
- This Ward is located in Kankakee County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km] to the north of the Ward that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Ward.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ward [Dickinson County].
- Saginaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ward [Saginaw County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Ward lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ward that is located in Sumter County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Anderson County
- This Ward is located in Anderson County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the west of the Ward that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Ward.
- Ellis County
- This Ward is located in Ellis County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km] to the west of the Ward that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Ward.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ward ...
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.
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Charles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Dove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Edna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Indian Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Intercourse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Persimmon Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Persimmon Grove is located in Sumter County
- Scratch Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scratch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Hill
- Scratch Hill is located in Sumter County
- Standard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Ward 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 Ward to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ward and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ward to Livingston, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,253 miles [8,453.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ward. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ward could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ward) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3621, Longitude: -88.2781 In this case, the coordinates for Ward have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ward to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.482 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.062 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.117 degrees. |