Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cane Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cane Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cane Creek
- 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 Cane Creek:
- 33.141229, -87.027215
- 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 Cane Creek
- 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Cane Creek is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Cane Creek ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Cane Creek.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Cane Creek.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Calhoun County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cane Creek [Calhoun County].
- Jefferson County
- This Cane Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cane Creek that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cane Creek.
- Calhoun County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This Cane Creek is located in Grant County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cane Creek that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Cane Creek.
- Georgia
- Lumpkin County
- This Cane Creek is located in Lumpkin County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cane Creek that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lumpkin County community of Cane Creek.
- Kentucky
- Breathitt 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 Kentucky community of Cane Creek [Breathitt County].
- Laurel County
- This Cane Creek is located in Laurel County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cane Creek that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Cane Creek.
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Cane Creek.
- North Carolina
- Chatham 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 Cane Creek [Chatham County].
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cane Creek [Cherokee County].
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cane Creek [Anderson County].
- Van Buren County
- This Cane Creek is located in Van Buren County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cane Creek that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Cane Creek.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cane Creek ...
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.
- Booth Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Ford
- Booth Ford is located in Shelby County
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Flat Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Glen Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
- Glen Carbon is located in Shelby County
- Gray Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Italian Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Marvel
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Masena
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Pea Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Piper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Sawmill Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Stacks Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacks Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacks Hill
- Stacks Hill is located in Bibb County
How Far From Cane Creek 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 Cane Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Cane Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cane Creek and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cane Creek to Centreville, with an average speed<5> 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 67 miles [107.8 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bibb County: www.co.bibb.ga.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cane Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cane Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cane Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1412, Longitude: -87.0272 In this case, the coordinates for Cane Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cane Creek 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> | 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 Cane Creek 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 313.787 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.364 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.466 degrees. |