Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sixmile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sixmile and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sixmile
- 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 Sixmile:
- 33.007900, -87.005548
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sixmile
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Sixmile is near Shelby County and also Chilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Chilton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sixmile ...
We found five communities that share the name Sixmile.
Within Alabama, the name Sixmile is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sixmile ...
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.
- Active
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Bucktown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Choctaw Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Hills
- Choctaw Hills is located in Bibb County
- Flat Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Gary Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Springs
- Gary Springs is located in Bibb County
- Italian Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Marvel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Masena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Maud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Pea Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Piper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Primitive Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primitive Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Ridge
- Primitive Ridge is located in Bibb County
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Red Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Stacks Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacks Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacks Hill
- Stacks Hill is located in Bibb County
- Tabernacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Bibb County
- Trio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Youngbloods Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngbloods Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngbloods Ferry
- Youngbloods Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
How Far From Sixmile 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 Sixmile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sixmile and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Sixmile to Montgomery, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sixmile. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bibb County: www.co.bibb.ga.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sixmile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sixmile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0079, Longitude: -87.0055 In this case, the coordinates for Sixmile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sixmile 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Sixmile to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.32 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.485 degrees. |