Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boar Tush, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boar Tush and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boar Tush
- 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 Boar Tush:
- 34.191669, -87.621604
- 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 Boar Tush
- 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- Since Boar Tush is near Marion County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boar Tush ...
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.
- Allens Factory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Factory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Factory
- Allens Factory is located in Marion County
- Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Forkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Littleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Martintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Martintown is located in Winston County
- Natural Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
- Natural Bridge is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <2>
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Pebble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Rabbittown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbittown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbittown
- Rabbittown is located in Winston County
- Thornhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Boar Tush 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 Boar Tush to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Boar Tush and extending to:
- Double Springs, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boar Tush to Double Springs, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boar Tush. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boar Tush) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boar Tush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1917, Longitude: -87.6216 |
| <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 Boar Tush 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 314.215 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.003 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.487 degrees. |