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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 Grasmere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grasmere 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 Grasmere:
- 33.397053, -86.332756
- 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 Grasmere
- 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since Grasmere is near Shelby County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Grasmere
Communities Also Named Grasmere ...
We found six communities that are also named Grasmere.
Within Alabama, the name Grasmere is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Grasmere lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grasmere that is located in Talladega County.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield 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 Connecticut community of Grasmere [Fairfield County].
- Florida
- Orange 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 Florida community of Grasmere [Orange County].
- Idaho
- Owyhee County
- This Grasmere is located in Owyhee County and lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grasmere that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Grasmere.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Grasmere is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grasmere that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Grasmere.
- New York
- Richmond County
- This Grasmere is located in Richmond County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grasmere that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Grasmere.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grasmere ...
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.
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chancellor Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Erratta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Erratta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta
- Fair Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fair Park is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Park
- Fishtrap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Glovers Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glovers Ferry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
- Grove Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grove Park is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Harpersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Jonesview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesview is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Kings Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
- Minor Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
- Plantersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plantersville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Risers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Risers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risers
- Rocky Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
How Far From Grasmere 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 Grasmere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grasmere and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Grasmere to Talladega, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south (S). 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 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grasmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Grasmere 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Grasmere 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 Grasmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3971, Longitude: -86.3328 In this case, the coordinates for Grasmere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.388 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.937 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.135 degrees. |
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