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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 Enon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enon 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 Enon:
    • 31.215733, -85.276877
    • 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 Enon
  • 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
    • Since Enon is near Henry County and also Dale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale 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 Enon

Communities Also Named Enon ...

We found 30 communities that are also named Enon.

There are three communities within Alabama that are also named Enon.

Beyond Alabama, we know of 27 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Bullock County
      • This Enon is located in Bullock County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullock County community of Enon.
    • Cullman County
      • This Enon is located in Cullman County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Enon.
    • Pike County
      • This Enon is located in Pike County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Enon.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Enon [Carroll County].
      • Drew County
      • This Enon is located in Drew County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Enon.
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Enon is located in Escambia County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Enon.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Enon is located in Fulton County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Enon.
      • Jasper County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Enon [Jasper County].
      • Thomas County
      • This Enon is located in Thomas County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Enon.
    • Kansas
      • Barber County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Enon [Barber County].
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Enon is located in Caldwell County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Enon.
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • This Enon is located in Washington Parish and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the west of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Enon.
    • Mississippi
      • Chickasaw County
      • This Enon is located in Chickasaw County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Enon.
      • Marion County
      • This Enon is located in Marion County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the west of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Enon.
      • Walthall County
      • This Enon is located in Walthall County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the west of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walthall County community of Enon.
    • Missouri
      • Moniteau County
      • This Enon is located in Moniteau County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the northwest of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moniteau County community of Enon.
      • Saint Charles County
      • This Enon is located in Saint Charles County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km] to the north northwest of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Enon.
    • North Carolina
      • Yadkin County
      • This Enon is located in Yadkin County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Enon.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Enon lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Enon is located in Clark County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the north of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Enon.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Enon [Lawrence County].
      • Washington County
      • This Enon is located in Washington County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Enon.
    • Tennessee
      • Carroll County
      • This Enon is located in Carroll County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Enon.
      • Macon County
      • This Enon is located in Macon County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the north of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Enon.
    • Texas
      • Tarrant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Enon [Tarrant County].
      • Upshur County
      • This Enon is located in Upshur County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Enon.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Enon is located in Chesterfield County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Enon.
      • Goochland County
      • This Enon is located in Goochland County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the northeast of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Enon.
      • Stafford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Enon [Stafford County].
    • West Virginia
      • Nicholas County
      • This Enon is located in Nicholas County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Enon that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Enon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Enon ...

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.

  • Barber
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Barber is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
  • Cottondale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cottondale is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Love Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Love Hill is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
  • Melody Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Melody Heights is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
  • Pansey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pansey is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansey
  • Parish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Shady Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shady Heights is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
  • Stadium Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stadium Place is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Place
  • Terry Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Terry Crossroads is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Crossroads
  • Wiregrass Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiregrass Hills is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiregrass Hills
  • Young America
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Young America is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America

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

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

  • Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the West.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Enon to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Enon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Enon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Enon 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.
<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 Enon 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 Enon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2157, Longitude: -85.2769       In this case, the coordinates for Enon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.626 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.755 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.191 degrees.