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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 Larimore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Larimore 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 Larimore:
- 34.305370, -85.860525
- 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 Larimore
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Larimore is near Cherokee County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Larimore
Communities Also Named Larimore ...
We found two communities that are also named Larimore.
Within Alabama, the name Larimore is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Larimore is located in Saint Louis County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Larimore that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Larimore.
- North Dakota
- Grand Forks County
- This Larimore is located in Grand Forks County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Larimore that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Forks County community of Larimore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Larimore ...
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.
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Crossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dog Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Flanders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flanders is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Gilbert Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Crossroads
- Homer ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Loveless
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Peeks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peeks Corner is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Corner
- Portersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Sand Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
How Far From Larimore 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 Larimore 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<3> community of Larimore once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Larimore and extending to:
- Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Larimore to Fort Payne, with an average speed<4> 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 135 miles [217.3 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 582 miles [936.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Larimore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Larimore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Larimore 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 Larimore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3054, Longitude: -85.8605 In this case, the coordinates for Larimore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.154 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.793 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.742 degrees. |
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