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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 Fullerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fullerton 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 Fullerton:
    • 34.296203, -85.493293
    • 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 Fullerton
  • 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Fullerton is near Chattooga County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Fullerton

Communities Also Named Fullerton ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Fullerton.

Within Alabama, the name Fullerton is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Bradley 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 Fullerton [Bradley County].
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Fullerton is located in Orange County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<2> to the west of the Fullerton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Fullerton.
    • Florida
      • Volusia 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 Florida community of Fullerton [Volusia County].
    • Illinois
      • De Witt County
      • This Fullerton is located in De Witt County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Fullerton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Witt County community of Fullerton.
    • Kansas
      • Greenwood 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 Kansas community of Fullerton [Greenwood County].
      • Hodgeman 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 Kansas community of Fullerton [Hodgeman County].
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup County
      • This Fullerton is located in Greenup County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Fullerton.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Fullerton is located in Vernon Parish and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fullerton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Fullerton.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Fullerton is located in Baltimore County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Fullerton.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne 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 Fullerton [Wayne County].
    • Nebraska
      • Nance County
      • This Fullerton is located in Nance County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fullerton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nance County community of Fullerton.
    • New Mexico
      • Catron County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Fullerton [Catron County].
    • North Dakota
      • Dickey County
      • This Fullerton is located in Dickey County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Fullerton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickey County community of Fullerton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Fullerton is located in Lehigh County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Fullerton.
      • McKean County
      • This Fullerton is located in McKean County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the north northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Fullerton.
    • Texas
      • Liberty County
      • This Fullerton is located in Liberty County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fullerton that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Fullerton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fullerton ...

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.

  • Broomtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
  • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cornwall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall Furnace is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
  • Dewey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dewey is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Early ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Early is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
  • Grantville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grantville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
  • Grassland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grassland is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Hall Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hall Valley is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Valley
  • Mount Hope ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Hope is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Poetry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Poetry is located in Chattooga County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
  • Sprite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sprite is located in Chattooga County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprite
  • Starkville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Starkville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville

How Far From Fullerton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fullerton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fullerton and extending to:

  • Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fullerton to Centre, 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 four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 565 miles [909.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 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 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 Fullerton 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fullerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Fullerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2962, Longitude: -85.4933       In this case, the coordinates for Fullerton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.933 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.537 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.596 degrees.