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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 Smith Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith Hill 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 Smith Hill:
    • 33.122341, -87.101939
    • 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 Smith Hill
  • 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 Smith Hill ...

We found six communities that share the name Smith Hill.

Within Alabama, the name Smith Hill is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Gilpin County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Smith Hill [Gilpin County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Smith Hill is located in Sussex County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Smith Hill that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Smith Hill.
    • Manitoba
      • This Smith Hill lies 1,274 miles [2,050.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Smith Hill that is located in Bibb County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Smith Hill [Providence County].
    • Texas
      • Bowie County
      • This Smith Hill is located in Bowie County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<2> to the west of the Smith Hill that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Smith Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Smith Hill is located in Westmoreland County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smith Hill that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Smith Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith Hill ...

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.

  • Bucktown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucktown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
    • Bucktown is located in Bibb County
  • Flat Top
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
    • Flat Top is located in Bibb County
  • Hebron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Bibb County
  • Italian Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
    • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
  • Marvel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
    • Marvel is located in Bibb County
  • Masena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masena
    • Masena is located in Bibb County
  • Piper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
    • Piper is located in Bibb County
  • Primitive Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primitive Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Ridge
    • Primitive Ridge is located in Bibb County
  • Red Eagle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eagle
    • Red Eagle is located in Bibb County
  • Stacks Hill ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacks Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacks Hill
    • Stacks Hill is located in Bibb County

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

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

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Smith Hill to Centreville, with an average speed<5> 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 69 miles [111 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 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smith Hill. 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>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 Smith Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smith Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smith Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1223, Longitude: -87.1019       In this case, the coordinates for Smith Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Smith Hill 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.
<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 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.
<6>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 Smith Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.831 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.412 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.50 degrees.









 

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