Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bostic

• 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 Bostic:
  • 33.303730, -87.949465
  • 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 Bostic

• 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Since Bostic is near Tuscaloosa County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Bostic

Communities Also Named Bostic ...

We found one communities that are also named Bostic.

Within Alabama, the name Bostic is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Bostic in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Rutherford County
    • This Bostic is located in Rutherford County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bostic that is located in Pickens County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Bostic.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bostic ...

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.

• Bell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bell is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
• Coal Fire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
• Dillburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dillburg is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillburg
• Gordo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordo is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <2>
• Hickory
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Pioneer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
• Pleasant Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Reform
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reform is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <2>
• Zion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bostic to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'