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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Walkers Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walkers Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Walkers Corner:
    • 34.178153, -86.742498
    • 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 Walkers Corner
  • 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 Walkers Corner ...

We found four communities that share the name Walkers Corner.

Within Alabama, the name Walkers Corner is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lonoke County
      • This Walkers Corner is located in Lonoke County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the west of the Walkers Corner that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Walkers Corner.
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This Walkers Corner is located in Benton County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Walkers Corner that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Walkers Corner.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Walkers Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Northumberland County
      • This Walkers Corner is located in Northumberland County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walkers Corner that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Walkers Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkers Corner ...

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.

  • Berlin
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Cullman County
  • Birdsong
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdsong have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
    • Birdsong is located in Cullman County
  • Bolte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolte
    • Bolte is located in Cullman County
  • County Line
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • County Line is located in Cullman County
  • Dyers Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Crossroads
    • Dyers Crossroads is located in Cullman County
  • Gold Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
    • Gold Ridge is located in Cullman County
  • Good Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Holly Pond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Cullman County
  • Providence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Cullman County
  • Steppville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steppville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppville
    • Steppville is located in Cullman County
  • Terrace Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
    • Terrace Heights is located in Cullman County

How Far From Walkers Corner 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 Walkers Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walkers Corner and extending to:

  • Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies just to the West.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Walkers Corner to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walkers Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cullman County: www.co.cullman.al.us/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walkers Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walkers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1782, Longitude: -86.7425       In this case, the coordinates for Walkers Corner 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 Walkers Corner 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>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 Walkers Corner 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 313.679 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.382 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.129 degrees.




 

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