Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hamner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hamner

• 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 Hamner:
  • 32.743466, -88.269196
  • 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 Hamner

• 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Hamner is near Greene County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper 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 Hamner

Communities Also Named Hamner ...

We found one communities that are also named Hamner.

Within Alabama, the name Hamner is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Hamner in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Union County
    • This Hamner is located in Union County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the north of the Hamner that is located in Sumter County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Hamner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamner ...

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.

• Craigs Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Craigs Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Ferry
• Electric Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
• Fair Oaks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Fowler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fowler is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Geiger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Geiger is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Hillman Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillman Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Ferry
• Lizzieville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lizzieville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
• Lukes Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lukes Landing is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Landing
• Old Scooba ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Scooba is located in Kemper County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scooba
• Porterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
• Yanceys Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Yanceys Ferry is located in Kemper County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceys Ferry

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

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hamner to Livingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,236 miles [8,426.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'