Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Upton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Upton
- 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 Upton:
- 34.073986, -85.946082
- 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 Upton
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Upton is near Cherokee County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Upton ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Upton.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Upton.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Upton [Miami County].
- Phillips 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 Kansas community of Upton [Phillips County].
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Scotland County
- Although located in Scotland County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Upton.
- Texas County
- This Upton is located in Texas County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Upton that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Upton.
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Upton is located in Delaware County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Upton that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Upton.
- Franklin County
- This Upton is located in Franklin County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km] to the northeast of the Upton that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Upton.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Upton lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Upton that is located in Etowah County.
- Quebec
- This Upton lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Upton that is located in Etowah County.
- Texas
- Utah
- Beaver County
- This Upton is located in Beaver County and lies 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Upton that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Upton.
- Summit County
- This Upton is located in Summit County and lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km] to the west northwest of the Upton that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Upton.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upton ...
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.
- Bath Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Springs
- Bath Springs is located in Etowah County
- Cave Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
- Coat's Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Crudup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Daisy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Duck Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Edwardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Goodyear
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hokes Bluff Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff Ferry
- Hokes Bluff Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Luke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pull Tight ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pull Tight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
- Pull Tight is located in Etowah County
- Scenic Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
- Turkeytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Wisdom Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisdom Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Ferry
- Wisdom Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Yancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pull Tight ‑ Historic
How Far From Upton 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 Upton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Upton and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Upton to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>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 595 miles [957.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Upton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Upton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0740, Longitude: -85.9461 In this case, the coordinates for Upton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Upton 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. |
| <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 Upton 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 313.193 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.807 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.83 degrees. |