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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 Reeves, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reeves 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 Reeves:
    • 32.964012, -85.900796
    • 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 Reeves
  • 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 Tallapoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
    • Since Reeves is near Coosa County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Reeves

Communities Also Named Reeves ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Reeves.

Within Alabama, the name Reeves is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot 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 Arkansas community of Reeves [Chicot County].
      • Newton County
      • This Reeves is located in Newton County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Reeves that is located in Tallapoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Reeves.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Reeves [Hillsborough County].
    • Georgia
      • Gordon County
      • This Reeves is located in Gordon County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Reeves that is located in Tallapoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Reeves.
    • Kentucky
      • Estill County
      • This Reeves is located in Estill County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Reeves that is located in Tallapoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Reeves.
    • Louisiana
      • Allen Parish
      • This Reeves is located in Allen Parish and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Reeves that is located in Tallapoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Reeves.
    • Michigan
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Reeves [Monroe County].
      • Newaygo 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 Michigan community of Reeves [Newaygo County].
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Reeves is located in Columbus County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Reeves that is located in Tallapoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Reeves.
    • North Dakota
      • Stutsman County
      • This Reeves is located in Stutsman County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Reeves that is located in Tallapoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Reeves.
    • Oklahoma
      • Muskogee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Reeves [Muskogee County].
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Reeves [Colleton County].
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Reeves is located in Washington County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Reeves that is located in Tallapoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Reeves.
    • Virginia
      • Prince George 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 Virginia community of Reeves [Prince George County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reeves ...

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.

  • Cowpens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Eagle Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Creek is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
  • Fishpond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fishpond is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
  • Flint Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Fuller
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fuller is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Hamlet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hamlet is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Harmony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Island Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
  • Jon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jon is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jon
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Liberty is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • New Site
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Parish Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Parish Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Hills
    • Piney Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Piney Point is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
    • Sessions
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sessions is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions
    • Sunny Level
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunny Level is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Level

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

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

  • Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reeves to Dadeville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Reeves, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reeves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Reeves 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.
<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 Reeves 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 Reeves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9640, Longitude: -85.9008       In this case, the coordinates for Reeves have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.105 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.55 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.058 degrees.