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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 Hobgood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hobgood 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 Hobgood:
- 34.714256, -87.634751
- 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 Hobgood
- 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Since Hobgood is near Lauderdale County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Hobgood
Communities Also Named Hobgood ...
We found one communities that are also named Hobgood.
Within Alabama, the name Hobgood is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Hobgood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Halifax County
- This Hobgood is located in Halifax County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hobgood that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Hobgood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobgood ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Florence Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Houston Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- James
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Highlands is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Highlands
- Listerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Listerhill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listerhill
- Manor Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Haven is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Haven
- Milk Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milk Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk Springs
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Muscle Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Valley Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Grove is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- White House Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Woodlawn Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
How Far From Hobgood 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 Hobgood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hobgood and extending to:
- Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hobgood to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hobgood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hobgood 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 Hobgood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7143, Longitude: -87.6348 In this case, the coordinates for Hobgood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.254 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.12 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.381 degrees. |
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