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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 Hephzibah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hephzibah 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 Hephzibah:
    • 31.765435, -86.013007
    • 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 Hephzibah
  • 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Since Hephzibah is near Crenshaw County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 Hephzibah

Communities Also Named Hephzibah ...

We found two communities that are also named Hephzibah.

Within Alabama, the name Hephzibah is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Richmond County
      • This Hephzibah is located in Richmond County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hephzibah that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Hephzibah.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Hephzibah is located in Chester County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hephzibah that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Hephzibah.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hephzibah ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Allred is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • College Park is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Forest Circle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Circle is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Circle
  • Good Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Hope is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Green Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Oaks is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
  • Hallsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hallsville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Heritage Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Ridge is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Ridge
  • Little Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Oak is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
  • Meadow Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadow Grove is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
  • Mossy Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mossy Grove is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove
  • Mountainbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountainbrook is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
  • Sanders Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sanders Hill is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Hill
  • Trojan Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trojan Terrace is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Terrace

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

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

  • Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hephzibah to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hephzibah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hephzibah 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 Hephzibah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7654, Longitude: -86.0130       In this case, the coordinates for Hephzibah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.092 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.369 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.354 degrees.