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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 Blake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blake 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 Blake:
    • 33.114009, -85.500786
    • 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 Blake
  • 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 Blake ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Blake.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Blake.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • DeKalb County
      • This Blake is located in DeKalb County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north of the Blake that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Blake.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Blake.
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • This Blake is located in Volusia County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Blake that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Blake.
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater County
      • This Blake is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blake that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Blake.
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery County
      • This Blake is located in Montgomery County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blake that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Blake.
    • Kentucky
      • Owsley County
      • This Blake is located in Owsley County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blake that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owsley County community of Blake.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Blake is located in Cecil County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blake that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Blake.
    • Michigan
      • Benzie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Blake [Benzie County].
    • Missouri
      • Daviess County
      • This Blake is located in Daviess County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blake that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Blake.
    • Ohio
      • Medina County
      • This Blake is located in Medina County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blake that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Blake.
    • Ontario
      • This Blake lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blake that is located in Randolph County.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This Blake is located in Colleton County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east of the Blake that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Blake.
    • Utah
      • Emery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Blake [Emery County].
    • West Virginia
      • Mercer County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Blake [Mercer County].
      • Wetzel County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Blake [Wetzel County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blake ...

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.

  • Bishop Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Ferry
    • Bishop Ferry is located in Chambers County
  • Clackville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clackville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
    • Clackville is located in Chambers County
  • Denny Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denny Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
    • Denny Ferry is located in Chambers County
  • Doublehead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doublehead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
    • Doublehead is located in Chambers County
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Randolph County
  • High Pine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pine
    • High Pine is located in Randolph County
  • Milltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Chambers County
  • Red Level
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Red Level is located in Chambers County
  • Rock Fence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Fence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence
    • Rock Fence is located in Chambers County
  • Wait Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wait Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait Ferry
    • Wait Ferry is located in Chambers County

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

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

  • Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Blake to Wedowee, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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- Blake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1140, Longitude: -85.5008       In this case, the coordinates for Blake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Blake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Blake 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.
<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 Blake 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 312.877 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.308 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.869 degrees.









 

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