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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 Fikestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fikestown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fikestown:
    • 33.084287, -87.150552
    • 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 Fikestown
  • 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Fikestown is near Tuscaloosa County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Fikestown

Communities Also Named Fikestown ...

We found one communities that are also named Fikestown.

Within Alabama, the name Fikestown is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Fikestown in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Scott County
      • This Fikestown is located in Scott County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fikestown that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Fikestown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fikestown ...

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.

  • Bibbville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bibbville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
  • Bucktown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bucktown is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Flat Top
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Top is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Hebron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Italian Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
  • Johnstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnstown is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Piper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Piper is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
  • Pleasant Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
  • Primitive Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Primitive Ridge is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Ridge
  • Red Eagle
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Red Eagle is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eagle
  • Stacks Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stacks Hill is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacks Hill
  • Youngbloods Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Youngbloods Ferry is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngbloods Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Fikestown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fikestown and extending to:

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Fikestown to Centreville, with an average speed<3> 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 69 miles [111 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Fikestown) 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 Fikestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Fikestown 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 Fikestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0843, Longitude: -87.1506       In this case, the coordinates for Fikestown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.857 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.437 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.527 degrees.