Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Joppa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joppa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Joppa
- 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 Joppa:
- 34.297935, -86.556817
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Joppa
- 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 Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cullman County
- Since Joppa is near Marshall County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Joppa ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Joppa.
Within Alabama, the name Joppa is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Chowan County
- This Joppa is located in Chowan County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Joppa that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Joppa.
- Orange 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 North Carolina community of Joppa [Orange County].
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This Joppa is located in Erie County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Joppa that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Joppa.
- Meigs County
- This Joppa is located in Meigs County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km] to the northeast of the Joppa that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Joppa.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This Joppa is located in Grainger County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Joppa that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Joppa.
- White County
- This Joppa is located in White County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north northeast of the Joppa that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Joppa.
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joppa ...
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.
- Egypt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Hog Jaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hog Jaw
- From Joppa to Hog Jaw
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - May Apple ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - New Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Cullman County
- Rice
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Thrasher Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrasher Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Crossroads
- Thrasher Crossroads is located in Cullman County
- Union Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Cullman County
How Far From Joppa 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 Joppa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joppa and extending to:
- Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Joppa to Cullman, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 133 miles [214 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) is 615 miles [989.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joppa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cullman County: www.co.cullman.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Joppa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Joppa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2979, Longitude: -86.5568 |
| <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 Joppa 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Joppa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.573 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.276 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.027 degrees. |