Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Aldridge Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aldridge Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Aldridge Grove

• 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 Aldridge Grove:
  • 34.423153, -87.240573
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Aldridge Grove

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Aldridge Grove is near Morgan County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Aldridge Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aldridge Grove ...

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.

• Danville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Danville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harmony is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Kitchens Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kitchens Mill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Mill
• Longtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Longtown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
• Mountain Home
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
• Muck City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Muck City is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
• Piney Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Pinhook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pinhook is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Pumpkin Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Trace Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Trace Ford is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Ford
• Wolftown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolftown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown

How Far From Aldridge Grove 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 Aldridge Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aldridge Grove and extending to:

• Moulton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 151 miles [243 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Aldridge Grove to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'