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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 Sigsbee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sigsbee 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 Sigsbee:
    • 34.341480, -85.709966
    • 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 Sigsbee
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Sigsbee is near Cherokee County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Sigsbee

Communities Also Named Sigsbee ...

We found five communities that are also named Sigsbee.

Within Alabama, the name Sigsbee is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Colquitt County
      • This Sigsbee is located in Colquitt County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sigsbee that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Sigsbee.
    • Minnesota
      • Freeborn County
      • This Sigsbee is located in Freeborn County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sigsbee that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Sigsbee.
    • Missouri
      • Shelby County
      • This Sigsbee is located in Shelby County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sigsbee that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Sigsbee.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • This Sigsbee is located in Greene County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sigsbee that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Sigsbee.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Sigsbee is located in Spartanburg County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sigsbee that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Sigsbee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sigsbee ...

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.

  • Blanche
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Blanche is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
  • Blue Pond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Blue Pond is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Pond
  • Congo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Congo is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
  • Dog Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
  • Grassland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grassland is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Hughes Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughes Mill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Mill
  • Lickskillet
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
  • Little River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Loveless
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loveless is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
  • Portersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Portersville is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
  • Pumpkin Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Sand Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Tucker ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker

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

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

  • Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sigsbee to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sigsbee) 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 Sigsbee 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 Sigsbee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3415, Longitude: -85.7100       In this case, the coordinates for Sigsbee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.065 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.696 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.673 degrees.