Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bama Dale:
  • 31.267397, -85.376045
  • 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 Bama Dale

• 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Bama Dale is near Dale County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Bama Dale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bama Dale ...

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.

• Chickasaw Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
• Cottondale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cottondale is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
• Forest Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Griffin Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Griffin Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
• Kelly Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kelly Springs is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Springs
• Melody Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Melody Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
• Parish
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Parish is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <1>
• Peach Tree Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Peach Tree Hills is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Hills
• Rock Creek Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek Park is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
• Shady Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shady Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
• Silver Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Meadows is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
• Stadium Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stadium Place is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Place
• Young America
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Young America is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America

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

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

• Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bama Dale to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'