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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 Cromwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cromwell 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 Cromwell:
    • 32.228754, -88.274471
    • 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 Cromwell
  • 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
    • Since Cromwell is near Sumter County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Cromwell

Communities Also Named Cromwell ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Cromwell.

Within Alabama, the name Cromwell is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Cromwell is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cromwell that is located in Choctaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Cromwell.
    • Indiana
      • Noble County
      • This Cromwell is located in Noble County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cromwell that is located in Choctaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Cromwell.
    • Iowa
      • Union County
      • This Cromwell is located in Union County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cromwell that is located in Choctaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cromwell.
    • Kansas
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cromwell [Washington County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Cromwell is located in Ohio County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cromwell that is located in Choctaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Cromwell.
    • Manitoba
      • This Cromwell lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cromwell that is located in Choctaw County.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Cromwell [Anne Arundel County].
    • Minnesota
      • Carlton County
      • This Cromwell is located in Carlton County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cromwell that is located in Choctaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlton County community of Cromwell.
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Cromwell [Burleigh County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Seminole County
      • This Cromwell is located in Seminole County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cromwell that is located in Choctaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Cromwell.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Cromwell is located in Fauquier County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cromwell that is located in Choctaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Cromwell.
      • Norfolk City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cromwell [Norfolk City].
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Cromwell is located in Pierce County and lies 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cromwell that is located in Choctaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Cromwell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cromwell ...

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.

  • Butler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Charles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Charles is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
  • Choctaw City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
  • Cyril
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cyril is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
  • Derby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Derby is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Green Acres
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hurricane Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hurricane Creek is located in Clarke County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Creek
  • Indian Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Indian Springs is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Little Walker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Walker is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walker
  • Riderwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Riderwood is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
  • Rock Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Springs is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs

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

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

  • Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cromwell to Butler, 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east (E). 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 780 miles [1,255.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cromwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cromwell 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.
<3>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 Cromwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Cromwell 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 Cromwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2288, Longitude: -88.2745       In this case, the coordinates for Cromwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.469 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.028 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.141 degrees.