Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pickett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pickett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pickett
- 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 Pickett:
- 31.977934, -85.626056
- 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 Pickett
- 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 Bullock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bullock County
- Since Pickett is near Barbour County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Pickett ...
We found eight communities that share the name Pickett.
Within Alabama, the name Pickett is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Pickett is located in Caddo Parish and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the west of the Pickett that is located in Bullock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Pickett.
- Calcasieu Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Pickett [Calcasieu Parish].
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Green 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 Wisconsin community of Pickett [Green County].
- Winnebago County
- This Pickett is located in Winnebago County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the north of the Pickett that is located in Bullock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Pickett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pickett ...
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.
- Boot Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Bread Tray Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bread Tray Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Tray Hill
- Bread Tray Hill is located in Bullock County
- Greens Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroads
- Greens Crossroads is located in Barbour County
- Jamback
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Jenkins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Crossroads
- Jenkins Crossroads is located in Bullock County
- Josie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Ox Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Sellers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Crossroads
- Sellers Crossroads is located in Bullock County
- Smuteye
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Star Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Three Notch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
How Far From Pickett to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pickett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pickett and extending to:
- Union Springs, which is the Seat of Bullock County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pickett to Union Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 678 miles [1,091.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,153 miles [8,292.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pickett. 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 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 Pickett 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pickett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pickett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9779, Longitude: -85.6261 In this case, the coordinates for Pickett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pickett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.881 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.155 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.163 degrees. |