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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 Vincent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vincent 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 Vincent:
    • 33.387055, -86.412053
    • 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 Vincent
  • 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
    • Since Vincent is near Shelby County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 Vincent

Communities Also Named Vincent ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Vincent.

Within Alabama, the name Vincent is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden County
      • This Vincent is located in Crittenden County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Vincent.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Vincent is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Vincent.
      • Tulare County
      • This Vincent is located in Tulare County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km] to the west northwest of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Vincent.
    • Georgia
      • Laurens County
      • This Vincent is located in Laurens County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Vincent.
    • Iowa
      • Washington 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 Iowa community of Vincent [Washington County].
      • Webster County
      • This Vincent is located in Webster County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Vincent.
    • Kansas
      • Ellis 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 Vincent [Ellis County].
      • Osborne County
      • This Vincent is located in Osborne County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osborne County community of Vincent.
    • Kentucky
      • Owsley County
      • This Vincent is located in Owsley County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owsley County community of Vincent.
    • Louisiana
      • Calcasieu Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Vincent [Calcasieu Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Newaygo 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 Michigan community of Vincent [Newaygo County].
      • Presque Isle 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 Michigan community of Vincent [Presque Isle County].
      • Saint Clair County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Saint Clair County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Vincent.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This Vincent is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,566 miles [2,520.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Vincent.
    • New Brunswick
      • This community is historic<3> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Vincent.
    • New York
      • Ontario County
      • This Vincent is located in Ontario County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Vincent.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance 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 Vincent [Alamance County].
    • Ohio
      • Lorain County
      • This Vincent is located in Lorain County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Vincent.
      • Washington County
      • This Vincent is located in Washington County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the north northeast of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Vincent.
    • Oregon
      • Union 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 Oregon community of Vincent [Union County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Vincent [Chester County].
    • South Dakota
      • Fall River 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 South Dakota community of Vincent [Fall River County].
    • Texas
      • Howard County
      • This Vincent is located in Howard County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the west of the Vincent that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Vincent.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vincent ...

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.

  • Chancellor Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cloverdale is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Erratta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Erratta is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta
  • Fountainrun ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
  • Glovers Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Glovers Ferry is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
  • Grove Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Grove Park is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Harpersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
  • Kings Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
  • Minor Terrace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
  • Pleasant Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Wolf Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

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

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

  • Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vincent to Ashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vincent) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Vincent 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 Vincent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Vincent 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 Vincent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3871, Longitude: -86.4121       In this case, the coordinates for Vincent have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.434 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.99 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.169 degrees.