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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 Richtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richtown 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 Richtown:
    • 33.113453, -87.134718
    • 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 Richtown
  • 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Richtown is near Tuscaloosa County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Richtown

Communities Also Named Richtown ...

We found two communities that are also named Richtown.

Within Alabama, the name Richtown is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Richtown is located in Hancock County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Richtown that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Richtown.
    • Virginia
      • Lancaster County
      • This Richtown is located in Lancaster County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Richtown that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Richtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Richtown ...

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.

  • Bibbville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bibbville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
  • Bucktown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bucktown is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Flat Top
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Flat Top is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Hebron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Italian Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
  • Johnstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Johnstown is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Masena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Masena is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masena
  • Piper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Piper is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
  • Primitive Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Primitive Ridge is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Ridge
  • Red Eagle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Red Eagle is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eagle
  • Stacks Hill ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Stacks Hill is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacks Hill

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

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

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Richtown to Centreville, with an average speed<2> 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 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 from Point A (ie- Richtown) 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 Richtown 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 Richtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1135, Longitude: -87.1347       In this case, the coordinates for Richtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.85 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.432 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.514 degrees.