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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 Elrod, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elrod 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 Elrod:
- 33.256229, -87.792236
- 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 Elrod
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Elrod is near Pickens County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Elrod
Communities Also Named Elrod ...
We found six communities that are also named Elrod.
Within Alabama, the name Elrod is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Elrod is located in Hall County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elrod that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Elrod.
- Indiana
- Ripley County
- This Elrod is located in Ripley County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Elrod that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Elrod.
- Kentucky
- Pulaski County
- This Elrod is located in Pulaski County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Elrod that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Elrod.
- Missouri
- Andrew 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 Missouri community of Elrod [Andrew County].
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- This Elrod is located in Robeson County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elrod that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Elrod.
- South Dakota
- Clark County
- This Elrod is located in Clark County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Elrod that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Elrod.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elrod ...
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.
- Chapelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chapelwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood
- Coker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Green is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Forest Green Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Green Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Park
- Gordo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harperwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harperwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperwood
- Highview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Jena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jena is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Pine Circle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Circle is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Circle
- Pioneer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Sanders Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Ferry
How Far From Elrod 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 Elrod to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elrod and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elrod to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<4> 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 105 miles [169 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Elrod) 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 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 Elrod 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Elrod 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 Elrod. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2562, Longitude: -87.7922 In this case, the coordinates for Elrod have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.257 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.923 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.75 degrees. |
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