Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pigeon Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pigeon Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pigeon Creek
- 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 Pigeon Creek:
- 31.657659, -86.507190
- 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 Pigeon Creek
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Pigeon Creek is near Crenshaw County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
- eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Pigeon Creek ...
We found two communities that share the name Pigeon Creek.
Within Alabama, the name Pigeon Creek is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Vanderburgh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Pigeon Creek [Vanderburgh County].
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Pigeon Creek that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Pigeon Creek.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pigeon Creek ...
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.
- Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Ivy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Mashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Merrill Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Moodys Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossroads
- Moodys Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Oaky Streak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaky Streak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Robinson Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
- Robinson Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
- Shell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Pigeon Creek 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 Pigeon Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pigeon Creek and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pigeon Creek to Greenville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pigeon Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pigeon Creek 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. |
| <2> | 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- Pigeon Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pigeon Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6577, Longitude: -86.5072 In this case, the coordinates for Pigeon Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pigeon Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.373 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.68 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.563 degrees. |