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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 Frisco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frisco 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 Frisco:
- 31.595483, -85.865890
- 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 Frisco
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Frisco is near Pike County and also Dale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Frisco
Communities Also Named Frisco ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Frisco.
Within Alabama, the name Frisco is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Frisco.
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Frisco is located in Benton County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Frisco.
- Crawford 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 Arkansas community of Frisco [Crawford County].
- Colorado
- Summit County
- This Frisco is located in Summit County and lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Frisco.
- Idaho
- Shoshone County
- This Frisco is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Frisco.
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- This Frisco is located in Franklin County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Frisco.
- Kansas
- Morton 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 Frisco [Morton County].
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Frisco is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<2> to the west of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Frisco.
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Frisco [West Baton Rouge Parish].
- Missouri
- Stoddard County
- This Frisco is located in Stoddard County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Frisco.
- New Mexico
- Catron County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Catron County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Frisco.
- Socorro 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 New Mexico community of Frisco [Socorro County].
- North Carolina
- Dare County
- This Frisco is located in Dare County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of Frisco.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Frisco.
- Oklahoma
- Canadian 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 Oklahoma community of Frisco [Canadian County].
- Pontotoc County
- This Frisco is located in Pontotoc County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Frisco.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- This Frisco is located in Beaver County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Frisco.
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Frisco is located in Hawkins County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Frisco.
- Texas
- Collin County
- This Frisco is located in Collin County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Frisco.
- Utah
- Beaver 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 Utah community of Frisco [Beaver County].
- Virginia
- Scott County
- This Frisco is located in Scott County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Frisco that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Frisco.
- West Virginia
- Marion 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 West Virginia community of Frisco [Marion County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frisco ...
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.
- Baltic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baltic is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Chestnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Green Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Hillcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Java
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Head is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Head
- Tabernacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Windmill Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Windmill Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills
How Far From Frisco 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 Frisco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frisco and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frisco to Elba, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 59 miles [95 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Frisco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Frisco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Frisco 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 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 Frisco 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 Frisco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5955, Longitude: -85.8659 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.233 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.333 degrees. |
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