Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willow Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Bend and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willow Bend
- 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 Willow Bend:
- 31.336281, -85.869383
- 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 Willow Bend
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Willow Bend is near Dale County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dale County
- eBird sighting report for Geneva 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 Willow Bend ...
We found seven communities that share the name Willow Bend.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Willow Bend.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Madison County
- This Willow Bend is located in Madison County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the north of the Willow Bend that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Willow Bend.
- Madison County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Willow Bend is located in Clayton County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willow Bend that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Willow Bend.
- Muscogee County
- This Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the northeast of the Willow Bend that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Willow Bend.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Willow Bend is located in Henderson County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willow Bend that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Willow Bend.
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Willow Bend that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Willow Bend.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Willow Bend is located in Harris County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the west of the Willow Bend that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Willow Bend.
- West Virginia
- Monroe 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 West Virginia community of Willow Bend [Monroe County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Bend ...
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.
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Coffee County
- Foxhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Coffee County
- Griffin Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Griffin Heights is located in Coffee County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Honeysuckle Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hills
- Honeysuckle Hills is located in Coffee County
- Indian Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Lakes is located in Coffee County
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Coffee County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Indigo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Olivers Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Lake
- Olivers Lake is located in Coffee County
- Regency Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Heights
- Regency Heights is located in Coffee County
- Shell Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Heights
- Shell Heights is located in Coffee County
- Singing Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singing Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Brook
- Singing Brook is located in Coffee County
- Valley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Valley Hills is located in Coffee County
- Indigo
How Far From Willow Bend 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 Willow Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Bend and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Bend to Elba, 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Willow Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3363, Longitude: -85.8694 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Willow Bend 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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Willow Bend 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 312.977 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.177 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.387 degrees. |