Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Home, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Home and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Home
- 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 Forest Home:
- 31.862374, -86.842758
- 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 Forest Home
- 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 Forest Home is near Pike County and also Conecuh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Conecuh 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 Forest Home ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Forest Home.
Within Alabama, the name Forest Home is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Amador County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Forest Home [Amador County].
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Forest Home [San Bernardino County].
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Forest Home [Cook County].
- Iowa
- Poweshiek 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 Iowa community of Forest Home [Poweshiek County].
- Kansas
- Franklin 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 Forest Home [Franklin County].
- Kentucky
- Woodford 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 Kentucky community of Forest Home [Woodford County].
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<3> to the west of the Forest Home that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Forest Home.
- New York
- Tompkins County
- This Forest Home is located in Tompkins County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Forest Home that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Forest Home.
- Nova Scotia
- This Forest Home lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Forest Home that is located in Butler County.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Forest Home is located in Williamson County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<3> to the north of the Forest Home that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Forest Home.
- Texas
- Cass County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Forest Home.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Forest Home is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Forest Home that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Forest Home.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Home ...
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.
- Butler Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
- Butler Springs is located in Butler County
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Herbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Pine Apple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Butler County
- Sand Cut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Saucer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Shacklesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shacklesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
How Far From Forest Home to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Forest Home to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Home and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Home to Greenville, 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Home. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Forest Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Forest Home 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Home) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8624, Longitude: -86.8428 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Home have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Forest Home 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 313.586 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.955 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.651 degrees. |