Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ezell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ezell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ezell
- 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 Ezell:
- 31.917655, -85.855505
- 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 Ezell
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Ezell is near Bullock County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bullock County
- eBird sighting report for Barbour 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ezell ...
We found three communities that share the name Ezell.
Within Alabama, the name Ezell is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Cherokee 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 South Carolina community of Ezell [Cherokee County].
- Spartanburg 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 South Carolina community of Ezell [Spartanburg County].
- Virginia
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ezell ...
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.
- China Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- China Grove is located in Pike County
- Elmhill Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhill Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhill Plantation
- Elmhill Plantation is located in Pike County
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Pike County
- Green Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Green Oaks is located in Pike County
- Hooks Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Crossroads
- Hooks Crossroads is located in Bullock County
- Jenkins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Crossroads
- Jenkins Crossroads is located in Bullock County
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Pike County
- Josie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Lewis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Meeksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Mountainbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Mountainbrook is located in Pike County
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
- Postoak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Sellers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Crossroads
- Sellers Crossroads is located in Bullock County
- Stills Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stills Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Crossroads
- Stills Crossroads is located in Pike County
- Trojan Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trojan Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Terrace
- Trojan Terrace is located in Pike County
- Orion
How Far From Ezell 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 Ezell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ezell and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ezell to Troy, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ezell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Ezell, 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 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 Ezell 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- Ezell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ezell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9177, Longitude: -85.8555 In this case, the coordinates for Ezell 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 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 Ezell 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 313.011 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.296 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.263 degrees. |