Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Zion Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zion Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Zion Hill
- 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 Zion Hill:
- 32.527359, -88.073632
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Zion Hill
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Zion Hill is near Marengo County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marengo County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Zion Hill ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Zion Hill.
Within Alabama, the name Zion Hill is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Zion Hill is located in Pulaski County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Zion Hill.
- Van Buren County
- This Zion Hill is located in Van Buren County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km] to the northwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Zion Hill.
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Amite County
- This Zion Hill is located in Amite County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Zion Hill.
- Simpson County
- This Zion Hill is located in Simpson County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Zion Hill.
- Smith County
- This Zion Hill is located in Smith County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Zion Hill.
- Missouri
- Ontario
- This Zion Hill lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Sumter County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Zion Hill is located in Hawkins County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the northeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Zion Hill.
- McMinn County
- This Zion Hill is located in McMinn County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the northeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Zion Hill.
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- Although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Zion Hill.
- Jasper County
- This Zion Hill is located in Jasper County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Zion Hill.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zion Hill ...
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.
- Brewersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Deans Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Landing
- Deans Landing is located in Sumter County
- Dug Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hall Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Creek
- Hall Creek is located in Sumter County
- Hillman Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Ferry
- Hillman Ferry is located in Greene County
- Lukes Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lukes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Landing
- Lukes Landing is located in Sumter County
- Moore Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Moscow Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Ferry
- Moscow Ferry is located in Marengo County
- Salt Well
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Zion Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Zion Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zion Hill and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Zion Hill to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zion Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zion Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5274, Longitude: -88.0736 In this case, the coordinates for Zion Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Zion Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Zion Hill 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Zion Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.372 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.957 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.005 degrees. |