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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 Stinson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stinson 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 Stinson:
    • 34.020936, -87.907806
    • 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 Stinson
  • 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 Stinson ...

We found eight communities that share the name Stinson.

Within Alabama, the name Stinson is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Meriwether County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Stinson [Meriwether County].
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This Stinson is located in Carter County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the northeast of the Stinson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Stinson.
    • Mississippi
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Stinson is located in Lauderdale County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Stinson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Stinson.
    • Missouri
      • Lawrence County
      • This Stinson is located in Lawrence County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Stinson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Stinson.
    • Ontario
      • This Stinson lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Stinson that is located in Marion County.
    • Virginia
      • Wythe County
      • This Stinson is located in Wythe County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Stinson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Stinson.
    • West Virginia
      • Calhoun County
      • This Stinson is located in Calhoun County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Stinson that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Stinson.
    • Wisconsin
      • Outagamie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Stinson [Outagamie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stinson ...

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.

  • Brilliant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
    • Brilliant is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <4>
  • Gold Mine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
    • Gold Mine is located in Marion County
  • Hays Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Ford
    • Hays Ford is located in Lamar County
  • Henson Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Springs
    • Henson Springs is located in Lamar County
  • Pea Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Pea Ridge is located in Marion County
  • Pikeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Pikeville is located in Marion County
  • Pull Tight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pull Tight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
    • Pull Tight is located in Marion County
  • Tucker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Marion County
  • Twin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Twin is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Wayside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Wayside is located in Fayette County

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

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

  • Hamilton, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stinson to Hamilton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stinson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.sonet.net/marioncounty/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Stinson 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stinson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0209, Longitude: -87.9078       In this case, the coordinates for Stinson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Stinson 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 314.379 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.169 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.641 degrees.









 

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