Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alamo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alamo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alamo
- 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 Alamo:
- 35.785129, -89.117277
- 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 Alamo
- 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 Crockett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crockett County
- Since Alamo is near Haywood County and also Gibson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Haywood County
- eBird sighting report for Gibson 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 Alamo ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Alamo.
Within Tennessee, the name Alamo is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alamo [Montgomery County].
- Wheeler County
- This Alamo is located in Wheeler County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Alamo that is located in Crockett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Alamo.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Guadalupe County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Alamo [Guadalupe County].
- Socorro County
- This Alamo is located in Socorro County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the west of the Alamo that is located in Crockett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Alamo.
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Alamo [Cass County].
- Hidalgo County
- This Alamo is located in Hidalgo County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alamo that is located in Crockett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Alamo.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alamo ...
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.
- Cairo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Crockett Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Crockett County
- Cypress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Fruitvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jones
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Liberty Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hall
- Liberty Hall is located in Crockett County
- Owl City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Porters Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Grove
- Porters Grove is located in Crockett County
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Crockett County
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Crockett County
How Far From Alamo 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 town such as Alamo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alamo and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Alamo to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alamo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alamo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alamo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7851, Longitude: -89.1173 |
| <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 Alamo, 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 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 Alamo 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 Alamo 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 315.239 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.405 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.786 degrees. |