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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 Lipscomb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lipscomb and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lipscomb:
    • 33.426054, -86.926025
    • 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 Lipscomb
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Lipscomb is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Lipscomb

Communities Also Named Lipscomb ...

We found three communities that are also named Lipscomb.

Within Alabama, the name Lipscomb is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Maury 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 Tennessee community of Lipscomb [Maury County].
    • Texas
      • Lipscomb County
      • This Lipscomb is located in Lipscomb County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lipscomb that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lipscomb County community of Lipscomb.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Lipscomb is located in Augusta County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lipscomb that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Lipscomb.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lipscomb ...

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.

  • Bush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bush is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Cloverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cottage Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cottage Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Crescent Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
  • Dolomite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Garywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garywood is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
  • Glen Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
  • Glenview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Gordon Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hillman Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
    • Hopewell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Industrial City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
    • Ivanhoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Jones Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
    • Laceys Chapel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Laceys Chapel is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Chapel
    • Martins
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Martins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
    • Mill Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mill Run is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Park Courts
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
    • Pauls Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
    • Rice
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rice is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Shady Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Brook is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Skyview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyview is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Vineland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Vineland Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
    • Walnut Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Lipscomb 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 city such as Lipscomb to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lipscomb and extending to:

  • Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lipscomb to Birmingham, with an average speed<4> 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, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Lipscomb 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lipscomb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4261, Longitude: -86.9260       In this case, the coordinates for Lipscomb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.745 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.354 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.366 degrees.