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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Liverpool, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liverpool 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 Liverpool:
    • 32.366808, -85.778287
    • 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 Liverpool
  • 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 Liverpool ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Liverpool.

Within Alabama, the name Liverpool is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • DeSoto County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in DeSoto County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Liverpool.
    • Georgia
      • Forsyth 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 Georgia community of Liverpool [Forsyth County].
    • Illinois
      • Fulton County
      • This Liverpool is located in Fulton County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Liverpool that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Liverpool.
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • This Liverpool is located in Lake County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<3> to the north of the Liverpool that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Liverpool.
    • Kansas
      • Hamilton 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 Kansas community of Liverpool [Hamilton County].
      • Stanton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Liverpool [Stanton County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Helena Parish
      • This Liverpool is located in Saint Helena Parish and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Liverpool that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Helena Parish community of Liverpool.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Liverpool [Macomb County].
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Liverpool [Yazoo County].
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Liverpool is located in Onondaga County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Liverpool that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Liverpool.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Liverpool lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Liverpool that is located in Macon County.
    • Ohio
      • Medina 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 Ohio community of Liverpool [Medina County].
    • Ontario
      • This Liverpool lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Liverpool that is located in Macon County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Perry County
      • This Liverpool is located in Perry County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Liverpool that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Liverpool.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Liverpool is located in Brazoria County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Liverpool that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Liverpool.
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • This Liverpool is located in Jackson County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Liverpool that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Liverpool.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Liverpool ...

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.

  • Buckville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
    • Buckville is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Cotton Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
    • Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
  • Cross Keys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Cross Keys is located in Macon County
  • Downs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Downs is located in Macon County
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
  • Hardaway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardaway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
    • Hardaway is located in Macon County
  • Mitchell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
  • Shorter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
    • Shorter is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <5>

How Far From Liverpool to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Liverpool to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tuskegee, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Liverpool to Montgomery, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • 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).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Liverpool. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Liverpool, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Liverpool 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Liverpool) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Liverpool. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3668, Longitude: -85.7783       In this case, the coordinates for Liverpool have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Liverpool to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.995 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.341 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.139 degrees.









 

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