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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 Crenshaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crenshaw and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Crenshaw:
    • 32.299863, -87.615838
    • 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 Crenshaw
  • 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 Marengo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
    • Since Crenshaw is near Wilcox County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Crenshaw

Communities Also Named Crenshaw ...

We found six communities that are also named Crenshaw.

Within Alabama, the name Crenshaw is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles 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 California community of Crenshaw [Los Angeles County].
    • Illinois
      • Williamson 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 Illinois community of Crenshaw [Williamson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Spencer County
      • This Crenshaw is located in Spencer County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Crenshaw that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Crenshaw.
    • Mississippi
      • Panola County
      • This Crenshaw is located in Panola County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Crenshaw that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Crenshaw.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • This Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Crenshaw that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Crenshaw.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Crenshaw is located in Knox County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Crenshaw that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Crenshaw.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crenshaw ...

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.

  • Calvary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvary is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
  • Catherine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Catherine is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
  • Flatwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Flatwood is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
  • Freetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Freetown is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Half Chance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Half Chance is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Chance
  • Hugo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hugo is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Kings ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Lyon ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyon is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
  • Magnolia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Octagon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Octagon is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
  • Providence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Providence is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Uniontown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Crenshaw to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crenshaw 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<4> community of Crenshaw once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Crenshaw and extending to:

  • Linden, which is the Seat of Marengo County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Crenshaw to Linden, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east (E). 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 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,227 miles [8,412 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 Crenshaw 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' (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- Crenshaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Crenshaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2999, Longitude: -87.6158       In this case, the coordinates for Crenshaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.079 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.586 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.867 degrees.