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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 Fitzpatrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fitzpatrick 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 Fitzpatrick:
- 32.216718, -85.888824
- 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 Fitzpatrick
- 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 Bullock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
- Since Fitzpatrick is near Macon County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Fitzpatrick
Communities Also Named Fitzpatrick ...
We found eight communities that are also named Fitzpatrick.
Within Alabama, the name Fitzpatrick is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fitzpatrick [Lee County].
- California
- Shasta 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 California community of Fitzpatrick [Shasta County].
- Georgia
- Twiggs County
- This Fitzpatrick is located in Twiggs County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Fitzpatrick that is located in Bullock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Fitzpatrick.
- Michigan
- Iosco County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fitzpatrick [Iosco County].
- Oscoda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fitzpatrick [Oscoda County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Fitzpatrick lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Fitzpatrick that is located in Bullock County.
- Quebec
- This Fitzpatrick lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Fitzpatrick that is located in Bullock County.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Fitzpatrick is located in Raleigh County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Fitzpatrick that is located in Bullock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Fitzpatrick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fitzpatrick ...
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.
- Bruceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Cecil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerstone is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Cross Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Downs is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Hardaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Hector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hector is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- High Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Ridge is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- London is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shepherd Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hill
How Far From Fitzpatrick 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 Fitzpatrick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fitzpatrick and extending to:
- Union Springs, which is the Seat of Bullock County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fitzpatrick to Union Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fitzpatrick 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. |
| <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 Fitzpatrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fitzpatrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fitzpatrick 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 Fitzpatrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2167, Longitude: -85.8888 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.05 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.384 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.213 degrees. |
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