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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 Hornsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hornsboro 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 Hornsboro:
    • 32.064872, -88.021403
    • 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 Hornsboro
  • 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 Marengo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
    • Since Hornsboro is near Choctaw County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Hornsboro

Communities Also Named Hornsboro ...

We found one communities that are also named Hornsboro.

Within Alabama, the name Hornsboro is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hornsboro that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Hornsboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hornsboro ...

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.

  • Aimwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Aimwell is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
  • Campground
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Campground is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground
  • Gays Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gays Ferry is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Ferry
  • Geneva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Geneva is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Lotts Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lotts Ferry is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Ferry
  • Murphys Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Murphys Ferry is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Ferry
  • Pickens Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pickens Landing is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Landing
  • Rock Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Springs is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Sweet Water
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Wildcat Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildcat Landing is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Landing
  • Woods Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Woods Bluff is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bluff

How Far From Hornsboro 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 Hornsboro 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<2> community of Hornsboro once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hornsboro and extending to:

  • Linden, which is the Seat of Marengo County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hornsboro to Linden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,256 miles [8,458.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hornsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hornsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hornsboro 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 Hornsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0649, Longitude: -88.0214       In this case, the coordinates for Hornsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.303 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.814 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.071 degrees.