Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grasmere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grasmere and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grasmere
- 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 Grasmere:
- 33.397053, -86.332756
- 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 Grasmere
- 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since Grasmere is near Shelby County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Grasmere ...
We found six communities that share the name Grasmere.
Within Alabama, the name Grasmere is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Grasmere lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grasmere that is located in Talladega County.
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Idaho
- New Hampshire
- New York
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grasmere ...
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.
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Talladega County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <4>
- Chancellor Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancellor Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Crossroads
- Chancellor Crossroads is located in Shelby County
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Shelby County
- Erratta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Fair Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Fishtrap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainrun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Glovers Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glovers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
- Glovers Ferry is located in Talladega County
- Grove Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Talladega County
- Harpersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
- Harpersville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpersville <4>
- Indian Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
- Jonesview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Kings Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
- Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
- Minor Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minor Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
- Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
- Plantersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Talladega County
- Risers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Rocky Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
- Kings Chapel
How Far From Grasmere 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 Grasmere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grasmere and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Grasmere to Talladega, 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south (S). 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 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grasmere. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grasmere) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grasmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3971, Longitude: -86.3328 In this case, the coordinates for Grasmere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Grasmere 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Grasmere 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 313.388 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.937 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.135 degrees. |