Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Reid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reid and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Reid
- 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 Reid:
- 34.749256, -87.038621
- 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 Reid
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Reid is near Lawrence County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Reid ...
We found nine communities that share the name Reid.
Within Alabama, the name Reid is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- South Carolina
- Clarendon 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 South Carolina community of Reid [Clarendon County].
- Greenville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Reid [Greenville County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reid ...
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.
- Bonnie Doone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Doone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
- Bonnie Doone is located in Limestone County
- Cloverleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Cloverleaf is located in Limestone County
- Farmview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Glenn Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Valley
- Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Limestone County
- Jones Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Jones Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Lawngate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Limestone County
- Paradise Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Shores
- Paradise Shores is located in Lawrence County
- Poplar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Poplar Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Poplar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
- Poplar Point is located in Lawrence County
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Tanner is located in Limestone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tanner <4>
- Tanner Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
- Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
How Far From Reid 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 Reid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reid and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Reid to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reid. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/
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 Reid 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 from Point A (ie- Reid) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7493, Longitude: -87.0386 In this case, the coordinates for Reid 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'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 Reid 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 313.89 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.705 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.125 degrees. |