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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:
    • 32.909292, -85.696624
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Easton
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Easton ...

We found 36 communities that share the name Easton.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Easton.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout 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 ...
    • Colbert County
      • This Easton is located in Colbert County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Easton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Easton is located in Fresno County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the north of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the north of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Easton.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Easton lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the northeast of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 2,094 miles [3,370 km]<1> to the northwest of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa 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 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Easton that is located in Tallapoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Easton.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • England
      • - Huntingdonshire
      • Distance: 4,272 miles [6,875.1 km]<1> to the northeast
      • - Suffolk Coastal
      • Distance: 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] to the northeast
    • Ireland
      • Distance: 4,004 miles [6,443.8 km]<1> to the northeast

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.

  • Eagle Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
    • Eagle Creek is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Everglade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everglade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everglade
    • Everglade is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Germany Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germany Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Ferry
    • Germany Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Griffin Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ferry
    • Griffin Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Hamlet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Hamlet is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Matilda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
    • Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Matilda Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matilda Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda Ferry
    • Matilda Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Persons Bridge ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persons Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons Bridge
    • Persons Bridge is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Sessions
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sessions have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions
    • Sessions is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Slaughters ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
    • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County

How Far From Easton 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 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:

  • Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Easton to Montgomery, with an average speed<5> 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Easton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Easton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Easton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9093, Longitude: -85.6966       In this case, the coordinates for Easton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.981 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.40 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.991 degrees.









 

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