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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 Sycamore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sycamore 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 Sycamore:
- 33.187341, -87.517783
- 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 Sycamore
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Sycamore is near Hale County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Sycamore
Communities Also Named Sycamore ...
We found 42 communities that are also named Sycamore.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Sycamore.
Beyond Alabama, we know of 41 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Talladega County
- This Sycamore is located in Talladega County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Sycamore.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Sycamore is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Sycamore.
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This Sycamore is located in Boone County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Sycamore.
- Clark County
- This Sycamore is located in Clark County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the west of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Sycamore.
- California
- Colusa County
- This Sycamore is located in Colusa County and lies 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colusa County community of Sycamore.
- Contra Costa 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 California community of Sycamore [Contra Costa County].
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Sycamore is located in Sussex County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Sycamore.
- Florida
- Gadsden County
- This Sycamore is located in Gadsden County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gadsden County community of Sycamore.
- Georgia
- Irwin 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 Georgia community of Sycamore [Irwin County].
- Turner County
- This Sycamore is located in Turner County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Turner County community of Sycamore.
- Illinois
- DeKalb County
- This Sycamore is located in DeKalb County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the north of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Sycamore.
- Indiana
- Howard County
- This Sycamore is located in Howard County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the north of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Sycamore.
- Kansas
- Chautauqua 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 Kansas community of Sycamore [Chautauqua County].
- Montgomery County
- This Sycamore is located in Montgomery County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sycamore.
- Kentucky
- Clark 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 Kentucky community of Sycamore [Clark County].
- Jefferson County
- This Sycamore is located in Jefferson County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Sycamore.
- Pike County
- This Sycamore is located in Pike County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km] to the northeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Sycamore.
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Sycamore.
- Mississippi
- Chickasaw 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 Mississippi community of Sycamore [Chickasaw County].
- Missouri
- Ozark County
- This Sycamore is located in Ozark County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Sycamore.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Sycamore is located in Henderson County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Sycamore.
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Sycamore.
- Hamilton County
- This Sycamore is located in Hamilton County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Sycamore.
- Putnam County
- This community is historic and although located in Putnam County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sycamore.
- Wyandot County
- This Sycamore is located in Wyandot County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the north northeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Sycamore.
- Oklahoma
- Delaware County
- This Sycamore is located in Delaware County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Sycamore.
- Sequoyah 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 Oklahoma community of Sycamore [Sequoyah County].
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Sycamore is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,031 miles [3,268.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Sycamore.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Sycamore is located in Greene County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Sycamore.
- South Carolina
- Allendale County
- This Sycamore is located in Allendale County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the east of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allendale County community of Sycamore.
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- This Sycamore is located in Cheatham County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the north of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheatham County community of Sycamore.
- Claiborne 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 Tennessee community of Sycamore [Claiborne County].
- Putnam 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 Tennessee community of Sycamore [Putnam County].
- Williamson County
- This Sycamore is located in Williamson County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the north of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Sycamore.
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Sycamore.
- Newton 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 Texas community of Sycamore [Newton County].
- Wise County
- This Sycamore is located in Wise County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the west of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Sycamore.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Sycamore is located in Davis County and lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Sycamore.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Sycamore is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Sycamore.
- West Virginia
- Calhoun County
- This Sycamore is located in Calhoun County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Sycamore.
- Harrison 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 West Virginia community of Sycamore [Harrison County].
- Logan County
- This Sycamore is located in Logan County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the northeast of the Sycamore that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Sycamore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sycamore ...
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.
- Box Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Box Springs is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Cedar Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Cherokee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherry Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherry Dale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coventry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Dearing Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
- Echo Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Echo Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
- Fairway Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairway Drive is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Drive
- Forest Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Green Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Guilds Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
- Hickory Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillswood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillswood
- Jerusalem Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Heights
- Kennedy Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kennedy Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Lake Shore
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lynn Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynn Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
- Meadow Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Lawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale Courts
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosedale Courts is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Courts
- Rosewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Running Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Running Brook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Sky Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sky Ranch is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch
- Skyland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Skyland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland Park
- South Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- University
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- University Lane is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Lane
- University Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- University Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Warrior Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
- Whispering Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Pines
- Woodland Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodland Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
How Far From Sycamore 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 Sycamore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sycamore and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Sycamore 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 6 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 704 miles [1,133 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sycamore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sycamore 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 Sycamore, 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 Sycamore 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 Sycamore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1873, Longitude: -87.5178 In this case, the coordinates for Sycamore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.086 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.715 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.653 degrees. |
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