Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Langston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Langston
- 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 Langston:
- 34.537391, -86.090061
- 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 Langston
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Langston is near Marshall County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Langston ...
We found six communities that share the name Langston.
Within Alabama, the name Langston is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Langston ...
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.
- Breezeway Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezeway Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezeway Bay
- Breezeway Bay is located in Marshall County
- Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Marshall County
- Grove Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Kirbytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Lakeview Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Beach
- Lakeview Beach is located in Jackson County
- Lakeview Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Shores
- Lakeview Shores is located in Jackson County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- 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 Jackson County
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Roseberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Section
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section
- Section is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Section <4>
- Section Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Section Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Ferry
- Section Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Skyline Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Shores
- Skyline Shores is located in Jackson County
- Tanglewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Marshall County
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thirtynine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Section
How Far From Langston 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 town such as Langston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Langston and extending to:
- Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Langston to Scottsboro, 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Langston. 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 from Point A (ie- Langston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5374, Longitude: -86.0901 In this case, the coordinates for Langston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Langston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Langston 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 313.303 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.998 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.782 degrees. |