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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hodges, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hodges and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Hodges:
    • 34.327919, -87.928528
    • 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 Hodges
  • 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 Hodges ...

We found eight communities that share the name Hodges.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Hodges.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Marion 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 Alabama community of Hodges [Marion County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Edwards County
      • This Hodges is located in Edwards County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hodges that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Hodges.
    • Montana
      • Dawson County
      • This Hodges is located in Dawson County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hodges that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Hodges.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Hodges is located in Greenwood County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the east of the Hodges that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Hodges.
    • Tennessee
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hodges is located in Jefferson County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hodges that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hodges.
    • Texas
      • Jones County
      • This Hodges is located in Jones County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<2> to the west of the Hodges that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Hodges.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Hodges is located in Campbell County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hodges that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Hodges.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • This Hodges is located in Cabell County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hodges that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Hodges.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hodges ...

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.

  • Glasgow Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Corner
    • Glasgow Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Halltown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
    • Halltown is located in Franklin County
  • Jim Williams Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jim Williams Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Williams Ford
    • Jim Williams Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Jordans Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Mill
    • Jordans Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Liberty Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Nix
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Nix is located in Franklin County
  • Nix Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nix Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Mill
    • Nix Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Pigeye
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeye
    • Pigeye is located in Marion County
  • Piney Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bend
    • Piney Bend is located in Franklin County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Marion County
  • Shady Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County

How Far From Hodges 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 town such as Hodges to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hodges and extending to:

  • Russellville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hodges to Russellville, with an average speed<4> 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hodges. 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 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 Hodges 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hodges) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hodges. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3279, Longitude: -87.9285       In this case, the coordinates for Hodges have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<5>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 Hodges to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.411 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.249 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.586 degrees.









 

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