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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 Birmingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birmingham 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 Birmingham:
- 40.937820, -86.109440
- 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 Birmingham
- 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 Miami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Since Birmingham is near Fulton County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Birmingham
Communities Also Named Birmingham ...
We found 24 communities that are also named Birmingham.
There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Birmingham.
Beyond Indiana, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Tippecanoe County
- This Birmingham is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Birmingham.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Birmingham is located in Jefferson County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the south of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Birmingham.
- Colorado
- Huerfano 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 Colorado community of Birmingham [Huerfano County].
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Birmingham is located in Fulton County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Birmingham.
- Illinois
- Schuyler County
- This Birmingham is located in Schuyler County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Birmingham.
- Iowa
- Van Buren County
- This Birmingham is located in Van Buren County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the west of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Birmingham.
- Kansas
- Haskell 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 Birmingham [Haskell County].
- Jackson County
- This Birmingham is located in Jackson County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the west of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Birmingham.
- Kiowa 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 Birmingham [Kiowa 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 Birmingham [Wyandotte County].
- Kentucky
- Marshall County
- This Birmingham is located in Marshall County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Birmingham.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Birmingham is located in Oakland County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Birmingham.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Birmingham is located in Lee County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Birmingham.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Birmingham is located in Clay County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Birmingham.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Birmingham is located in Burlington County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the east of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Birmingham.
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Birmingham.
- Erie County
- This Birmingham is located in Erie County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the east of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Birmingham.
- Guernsey County
- This Birmingham is located in Guernsey County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the east of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Birmingham.
- Lucas County
- This community is historic and although located in Lucas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Birmingham.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny 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 Birmingham [Allegheny County].
- Chester County
- This Birmingham is located in Chester County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the east of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Birmingham.
- Huntingdon County
- This Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the east of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Birmingham.
- Saskatchewan
- This Birmingham lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- Virginia
- Tazewell County
- This Birmingham is located in Tazewell County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Birmingham that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Birmingham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birmingham ...
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.
- Big Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
- Chili
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chili is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Deedsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Green Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oak is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Little Charlie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Charlie is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Charlie
- Macy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pettysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Stockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Twelve Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
How Far From Birmingham 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 Birmingham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birmingham and extending to:
- Peru, which is the Seat of Miami County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Birmingham to Peru, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 80 miles [128.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Birmingham) 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 Birmingham 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 Birmingham, 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 Birmingham 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 Birmingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9378, Longitude: -86.1094 In this case, the coordinates for Birmingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.442 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.064 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.102 degrees. |
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