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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 Trickem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trickem 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 Trickem:
    • 33.556221, -85.411064
    • 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 Trickem
  • 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
    • Since Trickem is near Randolph County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Trickem

Communities Also Named Trickem ...

We found two communities that are also named Trickem.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Trickem.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Trickem in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Lowndes County
      • This Trickem is located in Lowndes County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Trickem that is located in Cleburne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Trickem.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Trickem is located in Gwinnett County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Trickem that is located in Cleburne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Trickem.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trickem ...

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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucktown is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Cedar Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Gold Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gold Hill is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gold Ridge is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
  • Graham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Hawk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hawk is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
  • High Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • High Point is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hightower
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hightower is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Lofty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lofty is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
  • Plainview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Plainview is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Union Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Union Hill is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Trickem to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Trickem to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Heflin, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Trickem to Heflin, with an average speed<2> 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 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Trickem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Trickem 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 Trickem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5562, Longitude: -85.4111       In this case, the coordinates for Trickem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.848 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.336 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.734 degrees.