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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 Stockdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockdale 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 Stockdale:
    • 33.422887, -86.027191
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Stockdale
  • 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
    • Since Stockdale is near Clay County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Stockdale

Communities Also Named Stockdale ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Stockdale.

Within Alabama, the name Stockdale is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern 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 California community of Stockdale [Kern County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Stockdale is located in New Castle County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Stockdale that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Stockdale.
    • Illinois
      • Grundy County
      • This Stockdale is located in Grundy County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Stockdale that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Stockdale.
    • Indiana
      • Wabash County
      • This Stockdale is located in Wabash County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<2> to the north of the Stockdale that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Stockdale.
    • Kansas
      • Riley 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 Kansas community of Stockdale [Riley County].
    • Mississippi
      • Hancock 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 Mississippi community of Stockdale [Hancock County].
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Stockdale [Clay County].
    • Ohio
      • Pike County
      • This Stockdale is located in Pike County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Stockdale that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Stockdale.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Stockdale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Stockdale is located in Washington County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Stockdale that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Stockdale.
    • Texas
      • Wilson County
      • This Stockdale is located in Wilson County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Stockdale that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Stockdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockdale ...

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.

  • Chambers Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
  • Curry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Curry is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Erin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Erin is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
  • Fair Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fair Park is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Park
  • Grant Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant Town is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
  • Hall Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hall Grove is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Grove
  • Hopeful
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopeful is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
  • Jonesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonesville is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Pleasant Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Providence is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Thornhill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Thornhill is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
  • Tucktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Tucktown is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucktown
  • Waldo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Waldo is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people

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

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

  • Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Stockdale to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Stockdale 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' (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- Stockdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Stockdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Stockdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stockdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4229, Longitude: -86.0272       In this case, the coordinates for Stockdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.207 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.732 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.008 degrees.