Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smithfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smithfield
- 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 Smithfield:
- 33.508439, -86.841935
- 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 Smithfield
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Smithfield is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Smithfield ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Smithfield.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Smithfield.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 34 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Dallas 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 Alabama community of Smithfield [Dallas County].
- Mobile County
- This Smithfield is located in Mobile County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Smithfield.
- Dallas County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Smithfield lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Smithfield is located in Fulton County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Smithfield.
- Indiana
- Delaware County
- This Smithfield is located in Delaware County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<2> to the north of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Smithfield.
- Iowa
- Story County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Story County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Story County community of Smithfield.
- Kansas
- Doniphan 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 Kansas community of Smithfield [Doniphan County].
- Graham County
- This Smithfield is located in Graham County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Smithfield.
- Kentucky
- Henry County
- This Smithfield is located in Henry County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Smithfield.
- Louisiana
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Smithfield is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Smithfield.
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Smithfield is located in Somerset County and lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Smithfield.
- Maryland
- Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Smithfield [Montgomery County].
- Minnesota
- Wabasha 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 Minnesota community of Smithfield [Wabasha County].
- Missouri
- Jasper County
- This Smithfield is located in Jasper County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Smithfield.
- Nebraska
- Gosper County
- This Smithfield is located in Gosper County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<2> to the northwest of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gosper County community of Smithfield.
- New Brunswick
- This Smithfield lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Smithfield is located in Dutchess County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Smithfield.
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- This Smithfield is located in Johnston County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Smithfield.
- Nova Scotia
- 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 Nova Scotia community of Smithfield.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Smithfield is located in Jefferson County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Smithfield.
- Trumbull County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Trumbull County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Smithfield.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Smithfield.
- Oregon
- Lane 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 Oregon community of Smithfield [Lane County].
- Polk County
- This Smithfield is located in Polk County and lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<2> to the northwest of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Smithfield.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon 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 Pennsylvania community of Smithfield [Huntingdon County].
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Smithfield is located in Providence County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Smithfield.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Smithfield is located in Aiken County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Smithfield.
- Greenwood County
- This Smithfield is located in Greenwood County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Smithfield.
- Tennessee
- Monroe County
- This Smithfield is located in Monroe County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Smithfield.
- Texas
- Polk County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Smithfield.
- Tarrant County
- This Smithfield is located in Tarrant County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<2> to the west of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Smithfield.
- Utah
- Cache County
- This Smithfield is located in Cache County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Smithfield.
- Salt Lake County
- This Smithfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km] to the west northwest of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Smithfield.
- Virginia
- Isle of Wight County
- This Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Smithfield.
- Radford City
- This Smithfield is located in Radford City and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Smithfield.
- Russell County
- This Smithfield is located in Russell County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Smithfield.
- West Virginia
- Jefferson 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 West Virginia community of Smithfield [Jefferson County].
- Wetzel County
- This Smithfield is located in Wetzel County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Smithfield.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithfield ...
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.
- English Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Falls Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Five Points South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points South have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points South
- Five Points South is located in Jefferson County
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Jefferson County
- Frenchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
- Glen Iris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Glenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- 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 Jefferson County
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Jefferson County
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
- Ivanhoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Jones Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
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- Lakeview Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Lakeview Park is located in Jefferson County
- Little Italy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
- Martins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mason City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Park Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
- Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Shadyside
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Tuxedo Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
- Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Village Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
- Village Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Village Creek Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek Junction
- Village Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Vulcan City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Zion Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights
- Zion Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Lakeview Park
How Far From Smithfield 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 Smithfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smithfield and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Smithfield to Montgomery, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smithfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
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 Smithfield 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smithfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5084, Longitude: -86.8419 In this case, the coordinates for Smithfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Smithfield, 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 Smithfield 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 313.70 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.313 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.315 degrees. |