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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 Padgett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Padgett 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 Padgett:
    • 34.819532, -86.306375
    • 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 Padgett
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Padgett is near Madison County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Padgett

Communities Also Named Padgett ...

We found three communities that are also named Padgett.

Within Alabama, the name Padgett is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Chariton County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Chariton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Padgett.
    • North Carolina
      • Onslow County
      • This Padgett is located in Onslow County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<2> to the east of the Padgett that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Padgett.
    • Texas
      • Young County
      • This Padgett is located in Young County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the west of the Padgett that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Young County community of Padgett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Padgett ...

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.

  • Bell Factory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bell Factory is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
  • Deposit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Deposit is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Fannings Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fannings Crossing is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannings Crossing
  • Greenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Hollytree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hollytree is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
  • Little Nashville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Nashville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nashville
  • Maysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maysville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Moontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Moontown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moontown
  • Pleasant Groves
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Skyline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Skyline is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Sublett Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sublett Mill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Mill
  • Three Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Three Forks is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

How Far From Padgett 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 Padgett 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 community of Padgett once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Padgett and extending to:

  • Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Padgett to Scottsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Padgett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Padgett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Padgett 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 Padgett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8195, Longitude: -86.3064       In this case, the coordinates for Padgett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.447 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.204 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.806 degrees.