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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 James, we use the following websites to find information relevant to James 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 James:
- 32.644855, -85.573007
- 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 James
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since James is near Chambers County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 James
Communities Also Named James ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named James.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named James.
Beyond Alabama, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Bullock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of James [Bullock County].
- Colbert County
- This James is located in Colbert County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the James that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of James.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of James [Independence County].
- California
- Butte County
- This James is located in Butte County and lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the James that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of James.
- Georgia
- Jones County
- This James is located in Jones County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the east of the James that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of James.
- Iowa
- Plymouth County
- This James is located in Plymouth County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<2> to the northwest of the James that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of James.
- Kansas
- Edwards County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of James [Edwards County].
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This James is located in Dorchester County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<2> to the northeast of the James that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of James.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This James is located in Washington County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<2> to the west of the James that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of James.
- Nebraska
- Scotts Bluff County
- This James is located in Scotts Bluff County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<2> to the northwest of the James that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of James.
- Ontario
- This James lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<2> to the north of the James that is located in Lee County.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of James [Huntingdon County].
- South Dakota
- Brown County
- This James is located in Brown County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the James that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of James.
- Texas
- Houston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of James [Houston County].
- Shelby County
- This James is located in Shelby County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<2> to the west of the James that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of James.
- Upshur County
- This James is located in Upshur County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the west of the James that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of James.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of James [Chesterfield County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near James ...
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.
- Beehive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beehive is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
- Cedar Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Brook is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Cloverleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverleaf is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Farmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Forestdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Granite Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Granite Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
- Jamesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jones Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pickwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pickwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood
- Ridge Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridge Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
- Stonegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonegate is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Stonewall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Village Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Village Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills
How Far From James 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 James to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in James and extending to:
- Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from James to Opelika, with an average speed<3> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 James 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- James) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 James 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 James. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6449, Longitude: -85.5730 In this case, the coordinates for James have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.892 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.261 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.00 degrees. |
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