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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 Elberta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elberta 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 Elberta:
    • 30.414781, -87.596512
    • 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 Elberta
  • 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 Elberta ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Elberta.

Within Alabama, the name Elberta is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Elberta [Calhoun County].
      • Howard 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 Arkansas community of Elberta [Howard County].
      • Searcy County
      • This Elberta is located in Searcy County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Elberta that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Elberta.
      • Yell County
      • This Elberta is located in Yell County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the northwest of the Elberta that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Elberta.
    • Georgia
      • Houston County
      • This Elberta is located in Houston County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Elberta that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Elberta.
    • Michigan
      • Benzie County
      • This Elberta is located in Benzie County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<3> to the north of the Elberta that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benzie County community of Elberta.
    • Missouri
      • Reynolds County
      • Although located in Reynolds County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Elberta.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Elberta is located in Niagara County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Elberta that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Elberta.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This Elberta is located in Moore County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Elberta that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Elberta.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • This Elberta is located in Blair County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Elberta that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Elberta.
    • Texas
      • Smith County
      • This Elberta is located in Smith County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Elberta that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Elberta.
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This Elberta is located in Utah County and lies 1,517 miles [2,441.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Elberta that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Elberta.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elberta ...

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.

  • Gulf Beach ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach
    • Gulf Beach is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Gulf Shores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Shores
    • Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Shores <5>
  • Joseph Cruzat Grant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Cruzat Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cruzat Grant
    • Joseph Cruzat Grant is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Josephine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
    • Josephine is located in Baldwin County
  • Magnolia Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Orange Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Beach
    • Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <5>
  • Oyster Bay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay
    • Oyster Bay is located in Baldwin County
  • Paradise Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
    • Paradise Beach is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Silverhill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
    • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <5>
  • Summerdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <5>
  • Swift
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Swift is located in Baldwin County

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

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

  • Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elberta to Bay Minette, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,312 miles [8,548.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Elberta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Elberta 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elberta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elberta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4148, Longitude: -87.5965       In this case, the coordinates for Elberta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Elberta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.904 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.126 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.206 degrees.









 

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