Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Asahel:
  • 31.867856, -87.421116
  • 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 Asahel

• 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
  • Since Asahel is near Monroe County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Asahel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Asahel ...

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.

• Coal Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coal Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
• Dry Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Forks is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Forks
• Holly Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Holly Ferry is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ferry
• Kings Log Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Log Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Log Landing
• Lower Peach Tree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lower Peach Tree
  • From Asahel to Lower Peach Tree
• Nellie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nellie
  • From Asahel to Nellie
• Packards Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Packards Bend is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packards Bend
• Pebble Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pebble Hill is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
• Yellow Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Yellow Bluff Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yellow Bluff Ferry is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Asahel and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Asahel to Camden, with an average speed<2> 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'