Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Huxford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huxford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Huxford
- 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 Huxford:
- 31.220210, -87.462423
- 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 Huxford
- 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Since Huxford is near Monroe County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Huxford ...
We found two communities that share the name Huxford.
Within Alabama, the name Huxford is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Coffee 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 Georgia community of Huxford [Coffee County].
- McIntosh County
- This Huxford is located in McIntosh County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the east of the Huxford that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Huxford.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huxford ...
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.
- Freemanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Freemanville is located in Escambia County
- Goodway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jack Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jack Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Springs
- Jack Springs is located in Escambia County
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Escambia County
- Lottie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Martinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Martinville is located in Escambia County
- Mineola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Escambia County
- Redtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Robinsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Robinsonville is located in Escambia County
- Sardine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Stanley Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Crossroads
- Stanley Crossroads is located in Escambia County
How Far From Huxford 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 Huxford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huxford and extending to:
- Brewton, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huxford to Brewton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 791 miles [1,273 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,390 miles [11,893.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,269 miles [8,479.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huxford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.al.us/
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 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 Huxford 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huxford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huxford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2202, Longitude: -87.4624 |
| <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 Huxford 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 313.899 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.229 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.011 degrees. |