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Explore Eastwood
The district Eastwood of Jacksonville in Calhoun County (Alabama) is located in United States about 598 mi south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 69 °F
Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
Night Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 16% |
Air Humidity | 83% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
27°C (80 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
26°C (78 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 20th of May 2024
30°C (86 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Jacksonville State Homecoming Highlights 2013
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Calhoun County, Alabama
Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of John C. Calhoun, famous member of the United States Senate from South Carolina. As of the 2010 census the population was 118,572. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Anniston.
Alexandria, Alabama
Alexandria is an unincorporated census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 3,917. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 23,106. According to the 2011 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 22,959. The city is the county seat of Calhoun County and one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named The Model City by Atlanta newspaperman Henry W.
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State University (JSU) is a regional public coeducational university located in Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in five academic units leading to Bachelor's, Master's, Education Specialist, and Doctorate in addition to continuing and distance education programs. In the Fall semester of 2011, JSU began offering the school's first doctoral degree, Doctor of Science in Emergency Management.
Choccolocco, Alabama
Choccolocco is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,804. It was founded in 1832. The community gained brief notoriety in 2001 when The Daily Show aired a piece on the "Choccolocco Monster", a part of local folklore concerning sightings of a mysterious creature in the area in the late 1960s.
Battle of Tallushatchee
The Battle of Tallushatchee was a battle fought during the Creek War on November 3, 1813, in Alabama. Between Red Stick Creeks native Americans and United States dragoons.
JSU Stadium
Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium is a 24,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. It opened in 1947 and is home to the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks football team. It was also home to the Jacksonville High School Golden Eagles football team until 2004, when they moved to a new stadium on the high school campus. It also served as home to Jacksonville Christian Academy's football team from 2005 until September 27, 2007, when JCA opened an on campus football field.
Pete Mathews Coliseum
Pete Mathews Coliseum is a 5,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Jacksonville, Alabama. It is home to the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks men's and women's basketball teams as well as the women's volleyball team. It also hosts the annual Calhoun County High School Basketball Tournament held each January, in which all high school basketball teams in Calhoun County, Alabama compete. The arena has been the annual host for this event since the early 1990s.
Fort McClellan
Fort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, was a United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II, it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million troops. After the war and until it was closed in 1999, Fort McClellan was home for an average population of about 10,000 military personnel, some half of whom were permanently assigned, and employed about 1,500 civilians.
Rudy Abbott Field
Rudy Abbott Field is a baseball field located in Jacksonville, Alabama. It has been home to the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks baseball team since 1995. The field has a capacity of 1,500 and is named for former baseball coach Rudy Abbott.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School (McClellan, Alabama)
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Fort McClellan, Alabama. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama.
Alexandria High School (Alabama)
Alexandria High School is a public high school located in Alexandria, Alabama, USA. Alexandria High School is part of the Calhoun County School System. They educate students in grades 6-12. Principals- Mr. Mack Holley, Dr. Banyon J. Allison, and Mrs. Crystal Sparks. The school's mascot is the Valley Cub. The school colors are orange and black.
WLJS-FM
WLJS-FM is the student-run non-commercial educational college radio station of Jacksonville State University. The station was established for the purpose of giving students an environment in which they could learn to be radio broadcasters. WLJS is maintained by the JSU Department of Communication, which is also the parent organization of the campus newspaper, The Chanticleer, and the Mimosa yearbook. WLJS is located in Self Hall, home to JSU's Department of Communication.
Pleasant Valley High School (Jacksonville, Alabama)
Pleasant Valley High School is a public high school located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school serves about 700 students in grades 7 to 12 in the Calhoun County Schools district.
WJCK (FM)
WJCK FM 88.3, known as "Praise FM", is a radio station licensed to serve Piedmont, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Immanuel Broadcasting Network, and serves northeast Alabama from Chimney Peak, just northeast of Jacksonville (from which the "JCK" in its broadcast callsign is derived). It broadcasts a Christian religious radio format and simulcasts its flagship station, WCCV FM 91.7 in Cartersville, Georgia, IBN's other full-power station.
WHMA (AM)
WHMA (1390 AM, "Mighty Power 1390") is a radio station licensed to serve Anniston, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Williams Communications, Inc. It broadcasts a Gospel music format and features news programming from Fox News Radio.
WFZX
WFZX is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. Licensed to Anniston, Alabama, USA, the station serves the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Area. The station is currently owned by The Jeff Beck Broadcasting Group, LLC. The station is unusual in that very few AM radio stations in the US are permitted to rebroadcast their programming on an FM translator.
WCKA
WCKA is a radio station licensed to serve Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Leslie E. Gradick and licensed to Alabama 810 LLC. It airs a Classic Country music format.
McClellan National Forest
McClellan National Forest was established in Alabama by the U.S. Forest Service on December 22, 1924 with 15,350 acres from part of the Camp McClellan Military Reservation. On May 4, 1928 the executive order for its creation was rescinded and the forest was abolished.
Betta-Life, Alabama
Betta-Life is a populated place in Calhoun County, Alabama.
The Donoho School
The Donoho School is a private school in Anniston, Alabama that was honored by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2005. The Donoho School serves students in grades 1 through 12 as well as preschool and early childhood education.
Jacksonville High School (Alabama)
Jacksonville High School is a public high school located in Jacksonville, Alabama and serving grades 7-12. It is part of the Jacksonville City Schools system. Its colors are Navy Blue and Old Gold and its mascot is the Golden Eagle. The school was built on part of the site of the former Jacksonville Airport.
GP Express Flight 861
GP Express Airlines Flight 861, from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia to Anniston Metropolitan Airport in Anniston, Alabama, crashed while attempting to land at approximately 8:04 a.m. CDT on June 8, 1992. The Beechcraft Model 99 had four passengers and a crew of two on board. There were three survivors. Two passengers and the captain received fatal injuries.
McMinn Airport
McMinn Airport is a privately owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Weaver, a city in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States.
Fort McClellan Army Airfield
Fort McClellan Army Airfield is closed military airield located 6 miles north-northeast of Anniston, Alabama.