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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 Graymont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graymont 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 Graymont:
    • 33.513995, -86.833046
    • 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 Graymont
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Graymont is near Shelby County and also Blount 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 Blount 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 Graymont

Communities Also Named Graymont ...

We found three communities that are also named Graymont.

Within Alabama, the name Graymont is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Clear Creek County
      • This Graymont is located in Clear Creek County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Graymont that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clear Creek County community of Graymont.
    • Georgia
      • Emanuel 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 Georgia community of Graymont [Emanuel County].
    • Illinois
      • Livingston County
      • This Graymont is located in Livingston County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the north of the Graymont that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Graymont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graymont ...

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.

  • Cherokee Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • English Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • English Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Five Points South
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points South is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points South
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Frenchtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Glen Iris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Iris is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
  • Glenview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Grove Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Homewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ivanhoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Jones Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lakeview Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
    • Lewisburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Little Italy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
    • Martins
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Martins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
    • Mason City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mason City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
    • Park Courts
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
    • Rosedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Shadyside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Tuxedo Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
    • Village Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Village Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
    • Village Creek Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Vulcan City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
    • Zion Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Zion Heights is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights

How Far From Graymont 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 Graymont to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Graymont to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,138 miles [8,268.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Graymont) 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 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 Graymont 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 Graymont 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 Graymont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5140, Longitude: -86.8330       In this case, the coordinates for Graymont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.695 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.308 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.31 degrees.