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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 Simcoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Simcoe 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 Simcoe:
- 34.224175, -86.734592
- 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 Simcoe
- 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 Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
- Since Simcoe is near Morgan County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Simcoe
Communities Also Named Simcoe ...
We found five communities that are also named Simcoe.
Within Alabama, the name Simcoe is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- McDonald County
- This Simcoe is located in McDonald County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Simcoe that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Simcoe.
- North Dakota
- McHenry County
- This Simcoe is located in McHenry County and lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Simcoe that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Simcoe.
- Ontario
- This Simcoe lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Simcoe that is located in Cullman County.
- Tennessee
- Union 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 Tennessee community of Simcoe [Union County].
- Washington
- Yakima 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 Washington community of Simcoe [Yakima County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Simcoe ...
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.
- Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Birdsong
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Birdsong is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Bolte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolte is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolte
- County Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Dyers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dyers Crossroads is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Crossroads
- Gold Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Ridge is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
- Holly Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Terrace Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terrace Heights is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
How Far From Simcoe 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 Simcoe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Simcoe and extending to:
- Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Simcoe to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 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- Simcoe) 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 Simcoe 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 Simcoe 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 Simcoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2242, Longitude: -86.7346 In this case, the coordinates for Simcoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.677 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.386 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.116 degrees. |
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