Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Citico, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Citico and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Citico
- 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 Citico:
- 34.082597, -85.931359
- 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 Citico
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Citico is near Cherokee County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Citico ...
We found one communities that share the name Citico.
Within Alabama, the name Citico is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Citico in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Citico ...
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.
- Bath Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Springs
- Bath Springs is located in Etowah County
- Coat's Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Crudup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Daisy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Duck Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Edwardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Goodyear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hokes Bluff Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff Ferry
- Hokes Bluff Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Luke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
- Pull Tight ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pull Tight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
- Pull Tight is located in Etowah County
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- Scenic Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
- Turkeytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Wisdom Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisdom Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Ferry
- Wisdom Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Yancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scenic Heights
How Far From Citico 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 Citico to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Citico and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Citico to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Citico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Citico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Citico) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Citico. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0826, Longitude: -85.9314 In this case, the coordinates for Citico have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Citico to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.185 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.798 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.822 degrees. |