Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gilmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilmore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gilmore
- 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 Gilmore:
- 33.516498, -87.146664
- 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 Gilmore
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Gilmore is near Walker County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Gilmore ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Gilmore.
Within Alabama, the name Gilmore is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Bond County
- This Gilmore is located in Bond County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Gilmore that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bond County community of Gilmore.
- Effingham County
- This Gilmore is located in Effingham County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the north northwest of the Gilmore that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Gilmore.
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Gilmore.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gilmore that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Gilmore.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Gilmore is located in Fayette County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gilmore that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Gilmore.
- McKean County
- This Gilmore is located in McKean County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the northeast of the Gilmore that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Gilmore.
- Washington 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 Pennsylvania community of Gilmore [Washington County].
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilmore ...
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.
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Driftwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Glaze Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Ferry
- Glaze Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Little Shoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shoal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shoal
- Little Shoal is located in Jefferson County
- Maxine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Short Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Snow Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Ferry
- Snow Ferry is located in Walker County
- Toadvine
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Vines Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vines Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vines Mill
- Vines Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Wilderness Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Garden
- Wilderness Garden is located in Jefferson County
How Far From Gilmore 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 Gilmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilmore and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gilmore to Birmingham, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gilmore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gilmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5165, Longitude: -87.1467 In this case, the coordinates for Gilmore 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 Gilmore, 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 Gilmore 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 Gilmore 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 313.884 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.527 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.436 degrees. |