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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 Bristow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bristow 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 Bristow:
- 34.195928, -85.777745
- 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 Bristow
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Bristow is near Etowah County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Bristow
Communities Also Named Bristow ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Bristow.
Within Alabama, the name Bristow is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Perry County
- This Bristow is located in Perry County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the north of the Bristow that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Bristow.
- Iowa
- Butler County
- This Bristow is located in Butler County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bristow that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Bristow.
- Kansas
- Osborne County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Osborne County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osborne County community of Bristow.
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Bristow is located in Warren County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north of the Bristow that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Bristow.
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This Bristow is located in Monroe County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west of the Bristow that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Bristow.
- Missouri
- Vernon County
- This Bristow is located in Vernon County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bristow that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Bristow.
- Nebraska
- Boyd County
- This Bristow is located in Boyd County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bristow that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Bristow.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bristow [Mecklenburg County].
- Oklahoma
- Creek County
- This Bristow is located in Creek County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bristow that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Bristow.
- South Carolina
- Marlboro County
- This Bristow is located in Marlboro County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bristow that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Bristow.
- Tennessee
- Benton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bristow [Benton County].
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Bristow is located in Fairfax County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bristow that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Bristow.
- Prince William County
- This Bristow is located in Prince William County and lies 553 miles [890 km] to the northeast of the Bristow that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Bristow.
- Wisconsin
- Vernon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Bristow [Vernon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bristow ...
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.
- Billy Goat Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- Blue Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Pond is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Pond
- Dixon Shop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dixon Shop is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Shop
- Edwards Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Griffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Kings Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
- Lay Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lay Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Springs
- Leesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leonard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Round Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sand Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Scrougeout ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scrougeout is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrougeout
- Slackland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slackland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackland
- Wood Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wood Ferry is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Ferry
How Far From Bristow 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 Bristow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bristow and extending to:
- Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bristow 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 583 miles [938.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bristow) 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 Bristow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bristow 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. |
| <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 Bristow 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 Bristow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1959, Longitude: -85.7777 In this case, the coordinates for Bristow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.099 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.714 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.734 degrees. |
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