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 Horton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance ^<1> beginning in Horton to:

Fort Payne [Map], which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the East Northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Horton to Fort Payne, with an average speed ^<2> 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 [Map], which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the South (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC [Map]) is 578 miles [930.2 km] to the Northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
The shortest distance ^<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock [Map]) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba [Map]) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican [Map]) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).^<6>

Communities Also Named Horton ...

We have found 30 communities that share the name Horton.

Within Alabama, there is just one other community named Horton. Using our Gazetteer, we have found another 29 communities in the United States and Canada - with 28 of those located in the United States.

We have broken our list into two sections:

Other communities located in Alabama

Communities outside of Alabama

Communities Outside of Alabama

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Georgia

Dodge County

Our profile page for Horton, Dodge County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.^<7>
Although located in Dodge County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Illinois

Pike County

Our profile page for Horton, Pike County [Map]
Distance: About 458 miles [737.1 km] to the Northwest

Indiana

Hamilton County

Our profile page for Horton, Hamilton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.
Although located in Hamilton County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Iowa

Bremer County

Our profile page for Horton, Bremer County [Map]
Distance: About 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the North Northwest

Horton, Alabama (DeKalb County)

The location of Horton

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Horton, Alabama
(DeKalb County)