Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hawkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawkinsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hawkinsville
- 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 Hawkinsville:
- 33.074565, -87.035271
- 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 Hawkinsville
- 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Hawkinsville is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hawkinsville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Hawkinsville.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Hawkinsville.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Barbour County
- This Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hawkinsville that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Hawkinsville.
- Barbour County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Siskiyou County
- This Hawkinsville is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hawkinsville that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Hawkinsville.
- Georgia
- Pulaski County
- This Hawkinsville is located in Pulaski County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hawkinsville that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hawkinsville.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hawkinsville that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Hawkinsville.
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Hawkinsville is located in Dyer County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hawkinsville that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Hawkinsville.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Brazoria County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Hawkinsville.
- Matagorda County
- This Hawkinsville is located in Matagorda County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hawkinsville that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Hawkinsville.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawkinsville ...
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.
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Flat Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Italian Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Marvel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Masena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Piper
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Primitive Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primitive Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Ridge
- Primitive Ridge is located in Bibb County
- Red Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Sixmile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Stacks Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacks Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacks Hill
- Stacks Hill is located in Bibb County
How Far From Hawkinsville 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 Hawkinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Hawkinsville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawkinsville and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hawkinsville to Centreville, 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 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bibb County: www.co.bibb.ga.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawkinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0746, Longitude: -87.0353 In this case, the coordinates for Hawkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hawkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hawkinsville 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 313.788 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.355 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.483 degrees. |