Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Centreville:
  • 32.944013, -87.135551
  • 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 East Centreville

• 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
  • Since East Centreville is near Perry County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 East Centreville

Communities Also Named East Centreville ...

We found one communities that are also named East Centreville.

Within Alabama, the name East Centreville is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named East Centreville in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This East Centreville lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Centreville that is located in Bibb County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Centreville ...

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.

• Choctaw Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Choctaw Hills is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Hills
• Gary Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gary Springs is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Springs
• Goodson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodson is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
• Harrisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisburg is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Jamesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamesville is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
• Trio
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Trio is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
• Youngbloods Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Youngbloods Ferry is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngbloods Ferry

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

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

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the North.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from East Centreville to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'