Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dickert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickert and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dickert

• 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 Dickert:
  • 33.131787, -85.473007
  • 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 Dickert

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Dickert is near Chambers County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Dickert

Communities Also Named Dickert ...

We found one communities that are also named Dickert.

Within Alabama, the name Dickert is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Dickert in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Suwannee County
    • This Dickert is located in Suwannee County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dickert that is located in Randolph County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Dickert.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickert ...

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.

• Bishop Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bishop Ferry is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Ferry
• Blake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blake is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Clackville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clackville is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
• Cornhouse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
• Denny Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Denny Ferry is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
• Doublehead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Doublehead is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
• Friendship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Friendship is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• High Pine
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • High Pine is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pine
• Milltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Milltown is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Red Level
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Level is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
• Rock Fence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Fence is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence

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

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

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dickert to Wedowee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 616 miles [991.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'