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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 Vick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vick 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 Vick:
- 32.940957, -87.083328
- 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 Vick
- 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Vick is near Perry County and also Chilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton 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 Vick
Communities Also Named Vick ...
We found five communities that are also named Vick.
Within Alabama, the name Vick is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Bradley County
- This Vick is located in Bradley County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the west of the Vick that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Vick.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Vick is located in Hillsborough County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Vick that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Vick.
- Louisiana
- Avoyelles Parish
- This Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vick that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avoyelles Parish community of Vick.
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- This Vick is located in Marquette County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the north of the Vick that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Vick.
- Texas
- Concho County
- This Vick is located in Concho County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the west of the Vick that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concho County community of Vick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vick ...
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.
- Active
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Choctaw Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Hills is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Hills
- Gary Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gary Springs is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Springs
- Goodson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodson is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Jamesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamesville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Maud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maud is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Sixmile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Tabernacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Trio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trio is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Youngbloods Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Youngbloods Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngbloods Ferry
How Far From Vick 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 Vick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vick and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Vick to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vick) 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 Vick 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 Vick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9410, Longitude: -87.0833 In this case, the coordinates for Vick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.807 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.359 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.529 degrees. |
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