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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 Marengo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marengo 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 Marengo:
    • 32.057094, -87.814175
    • 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 Marengo
  • 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 Marengo ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Marengo.

Within Alabama, the name Marengo is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles 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 California community of Marengo [Los Angeles County].
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Marengo is located in McHenry County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the north of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Marengo.
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Marengo is located in Crawford County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<2> to the north of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Marengo.
    • Iowa
      • Iowa County
      • This Marengo is located in Iowa County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Marengo.
    • Kansas
      • Sumner 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 Kansas community of Marengo [Sumner County].
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Marengo is located in Calhoun County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Marengo.
    • Nebraska
      • Hayes County
      • This Marengo is located in Hayes County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<2> to the northwest of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hayes County community of Marengo.
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Marengo is located in Wayne County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Marengo.
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lucas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Marengo.
      • Morrow County
      • This Marengo is located in Morrow County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Marengo.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Marengo is located in Centre County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Marengo.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Marengo lies 1,740 miles [2,800.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins 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 Tennessee community of Marengo [Hawkins County].
    • Virginia
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Marengo.
    • Washington
      • Adams County
      • This Marengo is located in Adams County and lies 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Marengo.
      • Columbia County
      • This Marengo is located in Columbia County and lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km] to the northwest of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Marengo.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • This Marengo is located in Ashland County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<2> to the north of the Marengo that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Marengo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marengo ...

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.

  • Aimwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aimwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
    • Aimwell is located in Marengo County
  • Calvary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
    • Calvary is located in Marengo County
  • Choctaw Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
    • Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
  • Clayhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill
    • Clayhill is located in Marengo County
  • Geneva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Marengo County
  • Glover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Glover is located in Clarke County
  • Half Acre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
    • Half Acre is located in Marengo County
    • Former names for Half Acre:
    • Hell's Half Acre
    • Luther's Store
  • Magnolia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Marengo County
  • Octagon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octagon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
    • Octagon is located in Marengo County
  • Pope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Pope is located in Marengo County
  • Sweet Water
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Vineland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Vineland is located in Marengo County

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

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

  • Linden, which is the Seat of Marengo County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Marengo to Linden, with an average speed<5> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,247 miles [8,444.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marengo. 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 Marengo 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- Marengo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marengo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0571, Longitude: -87.8142       In this case, the coordinates for Marengo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Marengo, 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 Marengo 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 314.178 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.668 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.991 degrees.









 

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