Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ivanhoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivanhoe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ivanhoe
- 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 Ivanhoe:
- 33.148173, -86.775820
- 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 Ivanhoe
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Ivanhoe is near Chilton County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chilton County
- eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Ivanhoe ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Ivanhoe.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Ivanhoe.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Ivanhoe [Cook County].
- Lake County
- This Ivanhoe is located in Lake County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the north of the Ivanhoe that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Ivanhoe.
- Will County
- This Ivanhoe is located in Will County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km] to the north of the Ivanhoe that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Ivanhoe.
- Indiana
- Lake County
- This Ivanhoe is located in Lake County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the north of the Ivanhoe that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Ivanhoe.
- Marion County
- This Ivanhoe is located in Marion County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the north of the Ivanhoe that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Ivanhoe.
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Ivanhoe lies 2,004 miles [3,225.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ivanhoe that is located in Shelby County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Ivanhoe lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ivanhoe that is located in Shelby County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Ivanhoe is located in Fannin County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the west of the Ivanhoe that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Ivanhoe.
- Tyler County
- This Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km] to the west southwest of the Ivanhoe that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Ivanhoe.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivanhoe ...
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.
- Dry Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Dry Valley is located in Shelby County
- Elliotsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
- Elliotsville is located in Shelby County
- Glen Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Glen Forest is located in Shelby County
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Meadow Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Meadow Green is located in Shelby County
- Mission Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mission Hills is located in Shelby County
- Roberta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Springs Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Junction
- Springs Junction is located in Shelby County
- Stems
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Valley Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Shelby County
- Willow Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Shelby County
How Far From Ivanhoe to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ivanhoe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ivanhoe and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ivanhoe to Columbiana, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 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 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 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 Ivanhoe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.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- Ivanhoe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ivanhoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1482, Longitude: -86.7758 In this case, the coordinates for Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe 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> | 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 Ivanhoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ivanhoe 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 313.637 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.191 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.364 degrees. |