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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 Lupton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lupton 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 Lupton:
- 33.936218, -87.397233
- 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 Lupton
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Lupton is near Winston County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Lupton
Communities Also Named Lupton ...
We found six communities that are also named Lupton.
Within Alabama, the name Lupton is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Lupton is located in Apache County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lupton that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Lupton.
- Colorado
- Weld 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 Colorado community of Lupton [Weld County].
- Kentucky
- Harlan 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 Kentucky community of Lupton [Harlan County].
- Michigan
- Ogemaw County
- This Lupton is located in Ogemaw County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lupton that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogemaw County community of Lupton.
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This Lupton is located in Carteret County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lupton that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Lupton.
- Tennessee
- Anderson 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 Tennessee community of Lupton [Anderson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lupton ...
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.
- Carbon Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flatwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flatwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Gamble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Holly Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Johnny Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnny Ford is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnny Ford
- Marigold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marigold is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Pocahontas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rosehill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosehill is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Slicklizzard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Spain Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spain Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain Ford
How Far From Lupton 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 Lupton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lupton and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lupton to Jasper, 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 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- Lupton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lupton 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> | 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 Lupton 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 Lupton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9362, Longitude: -87.3972 In this case, the coordinates for Lupton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.062 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.791 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.449 degrees. |
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