Mount Olive (Lauderdale County, AL) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Olive

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 Mount Olive:
- 34.941753, -88.084759
- 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 Mount Olive

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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Mount Olive is near Colbert County and also Tishomingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- eBird sighting report for Tishomingo 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 Mount Olive ...

We found 57 communities that share the name Mount Olive.

There are nine communities within Alabama that are also named Mount Olive.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Blount County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Blount County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Mount Olive.
- Butler County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Butler County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Mount Olive.
- Calhoun County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Calhoun County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Mount Olive.
- Coosa County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Coosa County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Mount Olive.
- DeKalb County
  - This Mount Olive is located in DeKalb County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Mount Olive.
- Jefferson County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Jefferson County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mount Olive.
- Marshall County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Marshall County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Mount Olive.
- Randolph County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Randolph County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Mount Olive.
- Tuscaloosa County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Mount Olive.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
  - Ashley County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Ashley County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Mount Olive.
  - Bradley County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Bradley County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Mount Olive.
  - Faulkner County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Faulkner County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Mount Olive.
  - Howard County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mount Olive [Howard County].
  - Izard County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Izard County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Mount Olive.
  - Poinsett County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Poinsett County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Mount Olive.
  - Washington County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Washington County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Olive.
- Florida
  - Marion County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Marion County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mount Olive.
- Georgia
  - Thomas County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mount Olive [Thomas County].
  - Twiggs County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Twiggs County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Mount Olive.
- Illinois
  - Macoupin County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Macoupin County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Mount Olive.
- Indiana
  - Martin County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Martin County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Mount Olive.
- Kansas
  - Leavenworth County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Olive [Leavenworth County].
- Kentucky
  - Casey County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Casey County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Mount Olive.
  - Lee County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Lee County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Mount Olive.
- Louisiana
  - Bienville Parish
  - This Mount Olive is located in Bienville Parish and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Mount Olive.
  - Lincoln Parish
  - This Mount Olive is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Mount Olive.
- Maryland
  - Carroll County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Mount Olive [Carroll County].
- Mississippi
  - Amite County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Amite County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Mount Olive.
  - Covington County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Covington County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the south southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Mount Olive.
  - Franklin County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Franklin County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mount Olive.
  - Jones County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Jones County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the south southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Mount Olive.
- Missouri
  - Johnson County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Johnson County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Mount Olive.
  - Saint Louis City
  - Although located in Saint Louis City, we don't know the location within the county.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Mount Olive.
- New Jersey
  - Morris County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Morris County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Mount Olive.
- North Carolina
  - Bladen County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Bladen County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Mount Olive.
  - Catawba County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Olive [Catawba County].
  - Columbus County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Columbus County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Mount Olive.
  - Henderson County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Henderson County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Mount Olive.
  - Hyde County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Hyde County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hyde County community of Mount Olive.
  - Stokes County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Stokes County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Mount Olive.
  - Wayne County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Wayne County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the east of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Mount Olive.
- Ohio
  - Clermont County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Clermont County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Mount Olive.
- South Carolina
  - Horry County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Horry County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Mount Olive.
  - Laurens County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Laurens County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Mount Olive.
- Tennessee
  - Grundy County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Grundy County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Mount Olive.
  - Knox County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Knox County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Mount Olive.
  - Marion County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Marion County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mount Olive.
  - Rutherford County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Olive [Rutherford County].
- Texas
  - Jackson County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Jackson County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Mount Olive.
  - Lavaca County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Lavaca County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Mount Olive.
  - Mills County
  - This community is historic<2> and although located in Mills County, we don't know where within the county.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Mount Olive.
- Virginia
  - Northumberland County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Northumberland County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Mount Olive.
  - Shenandoah County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Mount Olive.
- West Virginia
  - Fayette County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Fayette County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Mount Olive.
  - Mason County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Mason County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Mount Olive.
  - Mercer County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Mercer County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mount Olive.
  - Roane County
  - This Mount Olive is located in Roane County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Lauderdale County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Mount Olive.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Olive ...

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.

Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
Chickasaw Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Crossing
- Chickasaw Crossing is located in Colbert County
Cooks Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Landing
- Cooks Landing is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
Haddock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County
High Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
Short
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
Stout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Stout is located in Wayne County (TN)
Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Mount Olive once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Olive and extending to:

Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Olive to Florence, with an average speed<5> 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 204 miles [328.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Olive) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Olive. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9418, Longitude: -88.0848 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Mount Olive 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.
<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 Mount Olive 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 314.545 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.487 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.522 degrees.