Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Italy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Italy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Italy
- 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 Little Italy:
- 33.516217, -86.889992
- 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 Little Italy
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Little Italy is near Shelby County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Little Italy ...
We found ten communities that share the name Little Italy.
Within Alabama, the name Little Italy is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Perry County
- This Little Italy is located in Perry County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little Italy that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Little Italy.
- California
- San Francisco County
- This Little Italy is located in San Francisco County and lies 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little Italy that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of Little Italy.
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Little Italy is located in Penobscot County and lies 1,274 miles [2,050.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Little Italy.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Little Italy is located in Baltimore City and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Little Italy.
- Mississippi
- Scott County
- This Little Italy is located in Scott County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Italy that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Little Italy.
- New York
- New York County
- This Little Italy is located in New York County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Little Italy.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Little Italy is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Little Italy.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Little Italy is located in Bucks County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Little Italy.
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Little Italy is located in Clay County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Little Italy.
- Randolph County
- This Little Italy is located in Randolph County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km] to the northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Little Italy.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Italy ...
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.
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Falls Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
- Frenchtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
- Glenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Ivanhoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Jones Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Martins
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Minor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Park Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
- Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
- Shadyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Sunset Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mountain
- Sunset Mountain is located in Jefferson County
- Tuxedo Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
- Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Village Creek Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek Junction
- Village Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Minor
How Far From Little Italy 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 Little Italy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Italy and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Little Italy to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Italy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Italy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Italy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5162, Longitude: -86.8900 In this case, the coordinates for Little Italy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Little Italy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.729 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.348 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.332 degrees. |