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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 Bermuda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bermuda and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bermuda:
- 31.485437, -87.190930
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bermuda
- 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 Conecuh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
- Since Bermuda is near Monroe County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bermuda
Communities Also Named Bermuda ...
We found nine communities that are also named Bermuda.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Bermuda.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Monroe 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 Bermuda [Monroe County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Arkansas 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 Arkansas community of Bermuda [Arkansas County].
- Georgia
- Calhoun County
- This Bermuda is located in Calhoun County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the east of the Bermuda that is located in Conecuh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Bermuda.
- DeKalb County
- This Bermuda is located in DeKalb County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the northeast of the Bermuda that is located in Conecuh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Bermuda.
- Kansas
- Pratt 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 Bermuda [Pratt County].
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- This Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the west of the Bermuda that is located in Conecuh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Bermuda.
- South Carolina
- Marion 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 South Carolina community of Bermuda [Marion County].
- Tennessee
- Knox 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 Tennessee community of Bermuda [Knox County].
- Virginia
- Chesterfield 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 Virginia community of Bermuda [Chesterfield County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bermuda ...
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.
- Bookers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bookers Mill is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookers Mill
- Burnt Corn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- China
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- China is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Excel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Fowler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Green Street
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Street is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Street
- Halls Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Crossroads is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Harpers Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harpers Store is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Store
- Peterman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
How Far From Bermuda 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 Bermuda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bermuda and extending to:
- Evergreen, which is the Seat of Conecuh County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bermuda to Evergreen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 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 Bermuda 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bermuda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bermuda to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bermuda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4854, Longitude: -87.1909 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.761 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.106 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.858 degrees. |
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