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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:
    • 33.167619, -87.391113
    • 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
    • Since Grimes is near Bibb County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale 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 ...
    • Dale County
      • This Grimes is located in Dale County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Grimes that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Grimes.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Colusa County
      • This Grimes is located in Colusa County and lies 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grimes that is located in Tuscaloosa 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 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Grimes that is located in Tuscaloosa 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 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the west of the Grimes that is located in Tuscaloosa 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 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grimes that is located in Tuscaloosa 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 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grimes that is located in Tuscaloosa 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 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the west of the Grimes that is located in Tuscaloosa 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 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grimes that is located in Tuscaloosa 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.

  • Box Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Box Springs is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
  • Cedar Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
  • Cottondale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cottonwood Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
  • Deep Wood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Deep Wood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Wood
  • Eastern Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Eastern Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
  • Fleetwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fleetwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Hillswood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hillswood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillswood
  • Hillview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillview is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Huntland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntland is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
  • Hurricane Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurricane Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Hills
  • Lynn Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynn Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Old Mill Trace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Mill Trace is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Trace
    • Peach Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Peach Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
    • Woodland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodland Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Pines
    • Woodland Terrace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Woodland Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace

How Far From Grimes 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 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:

  • Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grimes to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,302 miles [11,751.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 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 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: 33.1676, Longitude: -87.3911       In this case, the coordinates for Grimes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.008 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.623 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.606 degrees.