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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 Vance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vance 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 Vance:
- 33.165776, -87.233147
- 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 Vance
- 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 Vance is near Bibb County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Vance
Communities Also Named Vance ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Vance.
Within Alabama, the name Vance is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jackson County
- This Vance is located in Jackson County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Vance.
- California
- Tulare County
- This Vance is located in Tulare County and lies 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Vance.
- Kansas
- Linn 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 Vance [Linn County].
- Wyandotte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Vance [Wyandotte County].
- Kentucky
- Henry 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 Vance [Henry County].
- Mississippi
- 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 Mississippi community of Vance [Newton County].
- Quitman County
- This Vance is located in Quitman County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quitman County community of Vance.
- Missouri
- Webster County
- This Vance is located in Webster County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Vance.
- Nebraska
- Morrill County
- This Vance is located in Morrill County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrill County community of Vance.
- North Carolina
- Iredell 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 North Carolina community of Vance [Iredell County].
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- This Vance is located in Cass County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Vance.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Vance is located in Washington County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Vance.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Vance is located in Orangeburg County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Vance.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Vance is located in Sullivan County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Vance.
- Texas
- Edwards 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 Vance [Edwards County].
- Real County
- This Vance is located in Real County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Real County community of Vance.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Vance is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Vance.
- Washington
- Lewis County
- This Vance is located in Lewis County and lies 2,035 miles [3,275 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Vance.
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Vance is located in Hampshire County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vance that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Vance.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vance ...
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.
- Bibbville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Caffee Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caffee Junction is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffee Junction
- Cedar Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Chambers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Flat Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Top is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Green Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Italian Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lake View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Primitive Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Primitive Ridge is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Ridge
- Red Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Eagle is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eagle
- Stacks Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stacks Hill is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacks Hill
How Far From Vance 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 town such as Vance to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vance and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Vance to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 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- Vance) 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 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 Vance 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Vance 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 Vance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1658, Longitude: -87.2331 In this case, the coordinates for Vance have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.913 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.512 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.543 degrees. |
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