Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Standard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Standard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Standard
- 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 Standard:
- 32.414028, -88.292251
- 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 Standard
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Standard is near Lauderdale County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Standard ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Standard.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Standard.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Standard lies 3,344 miles [5,381.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Standard that is located in Sumter County.
- Alberta
- This Standard lies 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Standard that is located in Sumter County.
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- La Salle Parish
- This Standard is located in La Salle Parish and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the west of the Standard that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle Parish community of Standard.
- Vernon Parish
- This Standard is located in Vernon Parish and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the west southwest of the Standard that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Standard.
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- DeKalb County
- Although located in DeKalb County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Standard.
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Standard ...
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.
- Brewersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Cuba
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Deans Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Landing
- Deans Landing is located in Sumter County
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Dove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Intercourse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Moore Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Persimmon Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Persimmon Grove is located in Sumter County
- Scratch Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scratch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Hill
- Scratch Hill is located in Sumter County
- Whynot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Zion Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Standard 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 Standard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Standard and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Standard to Livingston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the east (E). 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 773 miles [1,244 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,252 miles [8,452.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Standard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 from Point A (ie- Standard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Standard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4140, Longitude: -88.2923 In this case, the coordinates for Standard 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 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 Standard 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 Standard 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 314.495 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.084 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.113 degrees. |