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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 Curry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Curry 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 Curry:
    • 33.486496, -86.017191
    • 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 Curry
  • 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
    • Since Curry is near Calhoun County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Curry

Communities Also Named Curry ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Curry.

There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Curry.

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

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Pike County
      • This Curry is located in Pike County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south of the Curry that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Curry.
    • Walker County
      • This Curry is located in Walker County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Curry that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Curry.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Curry lies 3,372 miles [5,426.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Curry that is located in Talladega County.
    • Idaho
      • Twin Falls County
      • This Curry is located in Twin Falls County and lies 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Curry that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of Curry.
    • Kentucky
      • Mercer 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 Kentucky community of Curry [Mercer County].
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Curry [Winn Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson 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 Michigan community of Curry [Dickinson County].
    • Minnesota
      • 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 Minnesota community of Curry [Washington County].
    • Montana
      • Dawson County
      • This Curry is located in Dawson County and lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Curry that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Curry.
    • Nebraska
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Curry.
    • New Mexico
      • Quay County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Curry.
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Curry is located in Sullivan County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Curry that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Curry.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Curry is located in Allegheny County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Curry that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Curry.
      • Blair 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 Pennsylvania community of Curry [Blair County].
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson 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 Tennessee community of Curry [Davidson County].
    • Texas
      • Stephens County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Stephens County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Curry.
    • Washington
      • Franklin County
      • This Curry is located in Franklin County and lies 1,938 miles [3,118.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Curry that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Curry.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam 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 West Virginia community of Curry [Putnam County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland 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 Wisconsin community of Curry [Ashland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Curry ...

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.

  • Coldwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coldwater is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Dry Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dry Valley is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
  • Grant Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant Town is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
  • Hall Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hall Grove is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Grove
  • Hopeful
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hopeful is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
  • Jonesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonesville is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Pleasant Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Silver Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Run is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
  • Stockdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stockdale is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
  • Sweet Home
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweet Home is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
  • Tucktown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tucktown is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucktown
  • Waldo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Waldo is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people

How Far From Curry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Curry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Curry to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Curry) 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 Curry 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 Curry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Curry 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 Curry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4865, Longitude: -86.0172       In this case, the coordinates for Curry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.204 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.738 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.99 degrees.