Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fowler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fowler and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fowler
- 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 Fowler:
- 34.208429, -86.426375
- 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 Fowler
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Fowler is near Marshall County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Fowler ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Fowler.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Fowler.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Conecuh County
- Greene County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Fowler lies 2,619 miles [4,214.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fowler that is located in Blount County.
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Meade County
- This Fowler is located in Meade County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fowler that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Fowler.
- Russell 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 Kansas community of Fowler [Russell County].
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Fowler lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the north of the Fowler that is located in Blount County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fowler ...
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.
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Bright Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Craig
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Highmound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - New Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Cullman County
- Nixon Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Chapel
- Nixon Chapel is located in Marshall County
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Marshall County
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Rock Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Blount County
- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Thrasher Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrasher Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Crossroads
- Thrasher Crossroads is located in Cullman County
How Far From Fowler 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 Fowler 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<4> community of Fowler once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fowler and extending to:
- Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Fowler to Oneonta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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- Fowler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fowler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2084, Longitude: -86.4264 In this case, the coordinates for Fowler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fowler 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fowler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Fowler 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 313.489 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.167 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.994 degrees. |