Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sloan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sloan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sloan
- 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 Sloan:
- 33.847603, -86.955833
- 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 Sloan
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Sloan is near Walker County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Sloan ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Sloan.
Within Alabama, the name Sloan is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Champaign 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 Illinois community of Sloan [Champaign County].
- Madison County
- This Sloan is located in Madison County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sloan that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Sloan.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- This Sloan is located in Duplin County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sloan that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Sloan.
- Iredell 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 North Carolina community of Sloan [Iredell County].
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sloan ...
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.
- Black Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- Coon Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Coon Creek is located in Walker County
- Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Creel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Partridge Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partridge Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Crossroads
- Partridge Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Petes Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Crossroads
- Petes Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Red Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Robbins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Rocky Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hollow
- Rocky Hollow is located in Walker County
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- Short Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Ferry
- Short Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Smoke Rise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Sulpher Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulpher Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulpher Springs
- Sulpher Springs is located in Blount County
- Warrior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
- Warrior is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <5>
- Short Ferry
How Far From Sloan 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 Sloan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sloan and extending to:
- Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sloan to Oneonta, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sloan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.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' (or 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- Sloan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sloan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8476, Longitude: -86.9558 In this case, the coordinates for Sloan 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 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 Sloan 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> | 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 Sloan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sloan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.789 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.463 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.288 degrees. |