Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Sterling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Sterling and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Sterling
- 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 Sterling:
- 32.093758, -88.163074
- 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 Sterling
- 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Since Mount Sterling is near Marengo County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marengo County
- eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Sterling ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Mount Sterling.
Within Alabama, the name Mount Sterling is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Brown County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Brown County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Sterling that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Mount Sterling.
- Indiana
- Switzerland County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Mount Sterling.
- Iowa
- Van Buren County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Van Buren County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Sterling that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Mount Sterling.
- Kansas
- Bourbon 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 Kansas community of Mount Sterling [Bourbon County].
- Kentucky
- Montgomery County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Sterling.
- Missouri
- Gasconade County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Sterling that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Mount Sterling.
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Mount Sterling.
- Ohio
- Madison County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Madison County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mount Sterling.
- Muskingum County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Muskingum County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Mount Sterling.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Fayette County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Sterling that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Mount Sterling.
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Sterling [DeKalb County].
- Utah
- Cache County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Cache County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Sterling that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Mount Sterling.
- Wisconsin
- Crawford County
- This Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Sterling that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Mount Sterling.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Sterling ...
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.
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Choctaw City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Gays Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Ferry
- Gays Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Choctaw County
- Land
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Little Walker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walker
- Little Walker is located in Choctaw County
- Lotts Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Ferry
- Lotts Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Pickens Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Landing
- Pickens Landing is located in Clarke County
- Red Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Riderwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Wildcat Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcat Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Landing
- Wildcat Landing is located in Choctaw County
How Far From Mount Sterling 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 Sterling to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Sterling and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Sterling to Montgomery, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 781 miles [1,256.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,261 miles [8,466.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Sterling. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Sterling) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Sterling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0938, Longitude: -88.1631 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sterling to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.39 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.919 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.122 degrees. |