Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willow Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willow Point
- 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 Willow Point:
- 33.359838, -87.598341
- 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 Willow Point
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Willow Point is near Fayette County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Willow Point ...
We found seven communities that share the name Willow Point.
Within Alabama, the name Willow Point is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Willow Point lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willow Point that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- California
- Yolo County
- This Willow Point is located in Yolo County and lies 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Point that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Willow Point.
- Connecticut
- New London 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 Connecticut community of Willow Point [New London County].
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Willow Point [Humboldt County].
- New York
- Broome County
- This Willow Point is located in Broome County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the northeast of the Willow Point that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Willow Point.
- Texas
- Wise County
- This Willow Point is located in Wise County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the west of the Willow Point that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Willow Point.
- Vermont
- Addison County
- This Willow Point is located in Addison County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Willow Point that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Willow Point.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Point ...
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.
- Bridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
- Bridgeview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Burnt Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Pine
- Burnt Pine is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cherokee Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Shores
- Cherokee Shores is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Edwardian Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardian Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardian Place
- Edwardian Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Four Winds
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Winds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Four Winds is located in Tuscaloosa County
- High Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
- High Cliff is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Holiday Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Holiday Shores is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Lake Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Smoke Rise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoke Rise is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Vista Granda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Granda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Granda
- Vista Granda is located in Tuscaloosa County
How Far From Willow Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Willow Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Point and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Point to Tuscaloosa, 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,302 miles [11,751.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willow Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3598, Longitude: -87.5983 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Point 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 Willow Point 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 Willow Point, 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 Willow Point 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 314.146 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.809 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.65 degrees. |