Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Siloam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Siloam and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Siloam
- 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 Siloam:
- 32.422917, -88.267528
- 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 Siloam
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Siloam is near Choctaw County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Siloam ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Siloam.
Within Alabama, the name Siloam is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Tennessee
- Crockett 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 Tennessee community of Siloam [Crockett County].
- Macon County
- This Siloam is located in Macon County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Siloam that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Siloam.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Siloam is located in Bowie County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Siloam that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Siloam.
- Comanche County
- This Siloam is located in Comanche County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the west of the Siloam that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Siloam.
- Williamson County
- This Siloam is located in Williamson County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the west southwest of the Siloam that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Siloam.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Siloam ...
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.
- Brewersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- 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
- Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Deans Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Landing
- Deans Landing is located in Sumter County
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Dove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Intercourse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Moore Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Moscow Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Ferry
- Moscow Ferry is located in Marengo County
- Persimmon Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Persimmon Grove is located in Sumter County
- Scratch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scratch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Hill
- Scratch Hill is located in Sumter County
- Standard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Zion Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Siloam 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 Siloam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Siloam and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Siloam to Livingston, with an average speed<5> 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,374 miles [11,867.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,250 miles [8,449.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Siloam. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Siloam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Siloam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4229, Longitude: -88.2675 In this case, the coordinates for Siloam 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 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 Siloam 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 Siloam, 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 Siloam 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 314.481 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.068 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.102 degrees. |