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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 Easton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Easton 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 Easton:
- 34.771755, -87.672251
- 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 Easton
- 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Since Easton is near Lauderdale County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Easton
Communities Also Named Easton ...
We found 36 communities that are also named Easton.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Easton.
Beyond Alabama, we know of 32 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Easton, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Tallapoosa County
- This Easton is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Easton.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- This Easton is located in Fresno County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Easton.
- Colorado
- El Paso 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 Colorado community of Easton [El Paso County].
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Easton is located in Fairfield County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Easton.
- Georgia
- Fulton 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 Georgia community of Easton [Fulton County].
- Illinois
- Mason County
- This Easton is located in Mason County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Easton.
- Indiana
- Benton 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 Indiana community of Easton [Benton County].
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- This Easton is located in Leavenworth County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the northwest of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Easton.
- Kentucky
- Hancock County
- This Easton is located in Hancock County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Easton.
- Louisiana
- Evangeline Parish
- This Easton is located in Evangeline Parish and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Easton.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Easton is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Easton.
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Easton is located in Talbot County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Easton.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Easton is located in Bristol County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Easton.
- Michigan
- Charlevoix 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 Easton [Charlevoix County].
- Shiawassee County
- This Easton is located in Shiawassee County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of Easton.
- Minnesota
- Faribault County
- This Easton is located in Faribault County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faribault County community of Easton.
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This Easton is located in Buchanan County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Easton.
- Nevada
- Washoe County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Easton.
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This Easton is located in Grafton County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Easton.
- New York
- Washington County
- This Easton is located in Washington County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Easton.
- Nova Scotia
- This Easton lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- Ohio
- Guernsey 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 Ohio community of Easton [Guernsey County].
- Wayne County
- This Easton is located in Wayne County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Easton.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Easton is located in Clarion County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Easton.
- Northampton County
- This Easton is located in Northampton County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Easton.
- Wyoming 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 Easton [Wyoming County].
- Tennessee
- Davidson 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 Tennessee community of Easton [Davidson County].
- Gibson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Easton [Gibson County].
- Texas
- Gregg County
- This Easton is located in Gregg County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Easton.
- Washington
- Kittitas County
- This Easton is located in Kittitas County and lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Easton.
- West Virginia
- Marshall 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 Easton [Marshall County].
- Monongalia County
- This Easton is located in Monongalia County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Easton.
- Wisconsin
- Adams County
- This Easton is located in Adams County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the north of the Easton that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Easton.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- - Huntingdonshire
- Distance: 4,257 miles [6,851 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Easton
- - Suffolk Coastal
- Distance: 4,326 miles [6,962 km] to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Easton
- Ireland
- Distance: 3,990 miles [6,421.3 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Easton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Easton ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cypress Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cypress Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Heights is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
- Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Florence Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hobgood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hobgood is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Houston Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Highlands is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Highlands
- Manor Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Haven is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Haven
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Muscle Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Three Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Three Forks is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Woodlawn Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
How Far From Easton 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 Easton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Easton and extending to:
- Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Easton to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Easton) 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 Easton 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 Easton, 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 Easton 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 Easton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7718, Longitude: -87.6723 In this case, the coordinates for Easton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.28 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.158 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.384 degrees. |
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