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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 Hallsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hallsville 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 Hallsville:
    • 31.744851, -86.104423
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hallsville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Hallsville ...

We found ten communities that share the name Hallsville.

Within Alabama, the name Hallsville is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Prairie County
      • This Hallsville is located in Prairie County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hallsville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Hallsville.
    • Illinois
      • De Witt County
      • This Hallsville is located in De Witt County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hallsville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Witt County community of Hallsville.
    • Missouri
      • Boone County
      • This Hallsville is located in Boone County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hallsville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Hallsville.
      • Ray County
      • Although located in Ray County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Hallsville.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough 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 New Hampshire community of Hallsville [Hillsborough County].
    • New York
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hallsville is located in Montgomery County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hallsville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hallsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Duplin County
      • This Hallsville is located in Duplin County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hallsville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Hallsville.
    • Ohio
      • Ross County
      • This Hallsville is located in Ross County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hallsville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Hallsville.
    • Texas
      • Harrison County
      • This Hallsville is located in Harrison County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hallsville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Hallsville.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell 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 West Virginia community of Hallsville [McDowell County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hallsville ...

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.

  • Allred
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
    • Allred is located in Pike County
  • Baltic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Baltic is located in Pike County
  • College Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Pike County
  • Forest Circle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Circle
    • Forest Circle is located in Pike County
  • Good Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Pike County
  • Heritage Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Ridge
    • Heritage Ridge is located in Pike County
  • Lees Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Park
    • Lees Park is located in Pike County
  • Little Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
    • Little Oak is located in Pike County
  • Meadow Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
    • Meadow Grove is located in Pike County
  • Mossy Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove
    • Mossy Grove is located in Pike County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pike County
  • Sanders Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Hill
    • Sanders Hill is located in Pike County
  • Social Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
    • Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
  • Youngblood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
    • Youngblood is located in Pike County

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

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

  • Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hallsville to Troy, with an average speed<4> 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hallsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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- Hallsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hallsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7449, Longitude: -86.1044       In this case, the coordinates for Hallsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hallsville 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Hallsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.144 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.427 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.393 degrees.









 

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