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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 Dudleys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dudleys 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 Dudleys:
    • 32.301536, -85.197993
    • 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 Dudleys
  • 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Since Dudleys is near Chattahoochee County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Dudleys

Communities Also Named Dudleys ...

We found two communities that are also named Dudleys.

Within Alabama, the name Dudleys is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Washington 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 Maine community of Dudleys [Washington County].
    • Mississippi
      • Washington 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 Mississippi community of Dudleys [Washington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dudleys ...

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.

  • Boromville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Boromville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boromville
  • Brickyard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brickyard is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard
  • Cherokee Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Park is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
  • Glenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenville is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Heard Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Heard Place is located in Stewart County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Place
  • Holy Trinity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
  • Hooks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hooks is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
  • Hurtsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Meadows Crossroads
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Crossroads
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Persons
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Persons is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons
    • Prince Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
    • Rolling Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Sandfort
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandfort is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfort
    • Shack ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Shack is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack
    • Spring Grove ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Grove is located in Stewart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dudleys and extending to:

  • Phenix City, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dudleys to Phenix City, with an average speed<3> 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 64 miles [103 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 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 Dudleys 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dudleys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Dudleys 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 Dudleys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3015, Longitude: -85.1980       In this case, the coordinates for Dudleys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.652 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.936 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.931 degrees.