Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bagley Meadows:
  • 33.753993, -86.993887
  • 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 Bagley Meadows

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Bagley Meadows is near Walker County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Bagley Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bagley Meadows ...

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.

• Bryan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryan is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
• Coon Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coon Creek is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
• Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Corner is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
• Creel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Creel is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
• Empire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Empire is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Hull
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hull is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
• Littleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Littleton is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Littleton Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Littleton Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Ferry
• Partridge Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Partridge Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Crossroads
• Petes Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Petes Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Crossroads
• Robbins Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
• Rocky Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Hollow is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hollow
• Short Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Short Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Ferry
• Vulcan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Vulcan is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

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

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bagley Meadows to Birmingham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'