Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Langdon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langdon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Langdon
- 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 Langdon:
- 33.009290, -85.454673
- 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 Langdon
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Langdon is near Chambers County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Langdon ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Langdon.
Within Alabama, the name Langdon is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Langdon lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Langdon that is located in Cherokee County.
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Langdon is located in Crawford County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Langdon that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Langdon.
- Reno County
- This Langdon is located in Reno County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km] to the west northwest of the Langdon that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Langdon.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- This Langdon lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the north of the Langdon that is located in Cherokee County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- This Langdon is located in Erie County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Langdon that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Langdon.
- Luzerne County
- This Langdon is located in Luzerne County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the northeast of the Langdon that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Langdon.
- Lycoming County
- This Langdon is located in Lycoming County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the northeast of the Langdon that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Langdon.
- Washington
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Langdon ...
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.
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Clackville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clackville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Doublehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doublehead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Milltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Red Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Rock Fence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Fence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence
- Rock Fence is located in Chambers County
- Tiller Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiller Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Crossroads
- Tiller Crossroads is located in Chambers County
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Chambers County
- Wait Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wait Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait Ferry
- Wait Ferry is located in Chambers County
How Far From Langdon 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 Langdon 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 community of Langdon once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Langdon and extending to:
- Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could drive a straight line from Langdon to Centre, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Langdon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0093, Longitude: -85.4547 In this case, the coordinates for Langdon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Langdon 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> | 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 Langdon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Langdon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.844 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.256 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.874 degrees. |