Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clopton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clopton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clopton
- 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 Clopton:
- 31.608500, -85.429937
- 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 Clopton
- 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 Dale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dale County
- Since Clopton is near Barbour County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Clopton ...
We found six communities that share the name Clopton.
Within Alabama, the name Clopton is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Franklin County
- Although located in Franklin County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Clopton.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield 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 Virginia community of Clopton [Chesterfield County].
- Gloucester County
- This Clopton is located in Gloucester County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Clopton that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Clopton.
- Richmond County
- This Clopton is located in Richmond County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the northeast of the Clopton that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Clopton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clopton ...
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.
- Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Edgefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Elamville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Graball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Lewis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Lime Sink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Richards Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Crossroads
- Richards Crossroads is located in Barbour County
- Roberts Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
- Roberts Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Skipperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipperville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Texasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texasville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texasville
- Texasville is located in Barbour County
How Far From Clopton 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 Clopton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clopton and extending to:
- Ozark, which is the Seat of Dale County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clopton to Ozark, 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,161 miles [8,305.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clopton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Clopton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Clopton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clopton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6085, Longitude: -85.4299 In this case, the coordinates for Clopton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Clopton 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 Clopton 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 312.742 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.943 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.166 degrees. |