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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 Hines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hines 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 Hines:
    • 34.959806, -87.643637
    • 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 Hines
  • 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Since Hines is near Lawrence County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Hines

Communities Also Named Hines ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Hines.

Within Alabama, the name Hines is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Dixie County
      • This Hines is located in Dixie County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hines that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dixie County community of Hines.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Hines is located in Cook County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the north of the Hines that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Hines.
    • Minnesota
      • Beltrami County
      • This Hines is located in Beltrami County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hines that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Hines.
    • Missouri
      • Lincoln 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 Missouri community of Hines [Lincoln County].
    • Ohio
      • Morgan 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 Ohio community of Hines [Morgan County].
      • Richland 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 Hines [Richland County].
    • Oregon
      • Harney County
      • This Hines is located in Harney County and lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hines that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harney County community of Hines.
    • Texas
      • Johnson County
      • Although located in Johnson County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hines.
      • Wilbarger 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 Hines [Wilbarger County].
    • Washington
      • Pacific County
      • This Hines is located in Pacific County and lies 2,043 miles [3,287.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hines that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Hines.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Hines is located in Greenbrier County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hines that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Hines.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • This Hines is located in Douglas County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hines that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Hines.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hines ...

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.

  • Atlas ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Cloverdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Falconhead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Falconhead is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconhead
  • Green Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Iron City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Keys Chapel ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Keys Chapel is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Chapel
  • Light ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Light is located in Wayne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
  • Mars Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Petersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Petersville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Stoney Point ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoney Point is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Terrace View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Terrace View is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
    • Twin Brooks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Twin Brooks is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
    • Twin Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Wolf Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolf Creek is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
    • Zip City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City

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

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

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hines to Florence, with an average speed<4> 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 194 miles [312.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Hines) 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 Hines 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 Hines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hines 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 Hines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9598, Longitude: -87.6436       In this case, the coordinates for Hines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.273 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.176 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.332 degrees.