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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 Persimmon Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Persimmon Grove 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 Persimmon Grove:
    • 32.318197, -88.077242
    • 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 Persimmon Grove
  • 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
    • Since Persimmon Grove is near Choctaw County and also Marengo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo 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 Persimmon Grove

Communities Also Named Persimmon Grove ...

We found two communities that are also named Persimmon Grove.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Persimmon Grove.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Persimmon Grove in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Limestone County
      • This Persimmon Grove is located in Limestone County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Persimmon Grove that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Persimmon Grove.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Campbell County
      • This Persimmon Grove is located in Campbell County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Persimmon Grove that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Persimmon Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Persimmon Grove ...

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.

  • Chapel Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Choctaw City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
  • Deans Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Deans Landing is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Landing
  • Derby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Derby is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Edna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edna is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Griffins ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Griffins is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
  • Indian Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Indian Springs is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Moscow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moscow is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Moscow Ferry is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Ferry
  • Murphys Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Murphys Ferry is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Ferry

How Far From Persimmon Grove 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 Persimmon Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Persimmon Grove to Livingston, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,247 miles [8,444.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Persimmon Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Persimmon Grove 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 Persimmon Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3182, Longitude: -88.0772       In this case, the coordinates for Persimmon Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.357 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.911 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.046 degrees.