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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 Grimes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grimes 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 Grimes:
- 31.304565, -85.447277
- 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 Grimes
- 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 Dale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
- Since Grimes is near Houston County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Grimes
Communities Also Named Grimes ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Grimes.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Grimes.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Grimes is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grimes that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Grimes.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colusa County
- This Grimes is located in Colusa County and lies 2,110 miles [3,395.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grimes that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colusa County community of Grimes.
- Georgia
- Harris 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 Grimes [Harris County].
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Grimes is located in Polk County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Grimes that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Grimes.
- Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish
- This Grimes is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grimes that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Grimes.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- This Grimes is located in Washington County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grimes that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Grimes.
- North Carolina
- Rowan 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 North Carolina community of Grimes [Rowan County].
- Ohio
- Adams 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 Ohio community of Grimes [Adams County].
- Oklahoma
- Roger Mills County
- This Grimes is located in Roger Mills County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grimes that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roger Mills County community of Grimes.
- Texas
- Nolan County
- This Grimes is located in Nolan County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the west of the Grimes that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Grimes.
- Tyler 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 Texas community of Grimes [Tyler County].
- Virginia
- Frederick County
- This Grimes is located in Frederick County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Grimes that is located in Dale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Grimes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grimes ...
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.
- Chickasaw Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
- Clark Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clark Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Crossroads
- Cottondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cottondale is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Griffin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Griffin Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Headland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Kelly Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kelly Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Springs
- Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Peach Tree Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peach Tree Hills is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Hills
- Peterman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peterman is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Rock Creek Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek Park is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Shady Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Heights is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
- Silver Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Meadows is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
- Stadium Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stadium Place is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Place
- Whispering Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Young America
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Young America is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
How Far From Grimes 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 town such as Grimes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grimes and extending to:
- Ozark, which is the Seat of Dale County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grimes to Ozark, with an average speed<5> 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Grimes) 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 Grimes 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> | 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 Grimes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Grimes 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 Grimes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3046, Longitude: -85.4473 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.731 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.888 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.236 degrees. |
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