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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 Bigbee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bigbee 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 Bigbee:
- 31.614196, -88.165626
- 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 Bigbee
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Bigbee is near Clarke County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Bigbee
Communities Also Named Bigbee ...
We found two communities that are also named Bigbee.
Within Alabama, the name Bigbee is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This Bigbee is located in Monroe County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the north of the Bigbee that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Bigbee.
- Missouri
- Caldwell County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Caldwell County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Bigbee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bigbee ...
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.
- Ballfield Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ballfield Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballfield Landing
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Christmas Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christmas Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Landing
- Frankville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Oil Well Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oil Well Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Well Landing
- Rescueville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- Silver Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Cross is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cross
- Tattlersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tattlersville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattlersville
How Far From Bigbee 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 Bigbee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bigbee and extending to:
- Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bigbee to Chatom, with an average speed<3> 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bigbee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bigbee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bigbee 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 Bigbee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6142, Longitude: -88.1656 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.351 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.807 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.21 degrees. |
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