Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hobdy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hobdy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hobdy
- 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 Hobdy:
- 31.815162, -85.531609
- 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 Hobdy
- 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 Barbour County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Since Hobdy is near Pike County and also Bullock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Bullock 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobdy ...
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.
- Boot Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Edgefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Greens Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroads
- Greens Crossroads is located in Barbour County
- Jamback
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Josie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Lime Sink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Pratts
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Star Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Texasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texasville
- Texasville is located in Barbour County
How Far From Hobdy 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 Hobdy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hobdy and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Hobdy to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hobdy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hobdy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hobdy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8152, Longitude: -85.5316 In this case, the coordinates for Hobdy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hobdy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.815 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.056 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.162 degrees. |