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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 Panhandle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panhandle 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 Panhandle:
- 32.686241, -87.025825
- 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 Panhandle
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Panhandle is near Chilton County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Panhandle
Communities Also Named Panhandle ...
We found seven communities that are also named Panhandle.
Within Alabama, the name Panhandle is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Taylor County
- This Panhandle is located in Taylor County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east of the Panhandle that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Panhandle.
- Kentucky
- Breathitt County
- This Panhandle is located in Breathitt County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Panhandle that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Panhandle.
- Nebraska
- Cheyenne 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 Nebraska community of Panhandle [Cheyenne County].
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Panhandle is located in Adams County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Panhandle that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Panhandle.
- Jefferson County
- This Panhandle is located in Jefferson County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the north northeast of the Panhandle that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Panhandle.
- Texas
- Carson County
- This Panhandle is located in Carson County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Panhandle that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carson County community of Panhandle.
- Cass County
- This Panhandle is located in Cass County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the west of the Panhandle that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Panhandle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Panhandle ...
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.
- Active
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Maplesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Stonewall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Tabernacle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Valley Creek Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
How Far From Panhandle 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 Panhandle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Panhandle and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Panhandle to Marion, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 704 miles [1,133 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panhandle) 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 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 Panhandle 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 Panhandle 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 Panhandle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6862, Longitude: -87.0258 In this case, the coordinates for Panhandle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.755 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.264 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.558 degrees. |
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