Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest
- 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 Forest:
- 33.490951, -88.275869
- 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 Forest
- 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Since Forest is near Lowndes County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Forest ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Forest.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Forest.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 30 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Barber County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Forest [Barber County].
- Russell County
- This community is historic and although located in Russell County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Forest.
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- This Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Forest that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Forest.
- West Carroll Parish
- This Forest is located in West Carroll Parish and lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the west southwest of the Forest that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Carroll Parish community of Forest.
- Maine
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Hardin County
- This Forest is located in Hardin County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Forest that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Forest.
- Richland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Forest [Richland County].
- Ontario
- This Forest lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Forest that is located in Pickens County.
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Forest is located in Centre County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Forest that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Forest.
- McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Forest [McKean County].
- South Carolina
- Dorchester 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 South Carolina community of Forest [Dorchester County].
- Horry County
- This Forest is located in Horry County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<2> to the east of the Forest that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Forest.
- Richland County
- This Forest is located in Richland County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east of the Forest that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Forest.
- Texas
- Cherokee County
- This Forest is located in Cherokee County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Forest that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Forest.
- Galveston County
- This Forest is located in Galveston County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the west southwest of the Forest that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Forest.
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Forest is located in Bedford County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Forest that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Forest.
- Goochland County
- This Forest is located in Goochland County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east northeast of the Forest that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Forest.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest ...
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.
- Cedar View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View
- Cedar View is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
- Ethelsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Fernbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Fox Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Greenacres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenacres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
- Greenacres is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Holly Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Sleepy Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Forest 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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Forest to Carrollton, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest. 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 Forest 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4910, Longitude: -88.2759 In this case, the coordinates for Forest 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 Forest, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.568 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.315 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.90 degrees. |