Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belgreen:
  • 34.478657, -87.866089
  • 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 Belgreen

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Belgreen is near Colbert County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Belgreen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belgreen ...

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.

• Crooked Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crooked Oak is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
• Glasgow Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Glasgow Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Corner
• Gravel Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Jordans Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jordans Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Mill
• Piney Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Piney Bend is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bend
• Pleasant Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Reedtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Reedtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
• Rock Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Rockwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rockwood
  • From Belgreen to Rockwood
• Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Slickrock Ford
  • From Belgreen to Slickrock Ford
• Woodlawn Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Heights is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights

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

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

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Belgreen to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'