Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bethleham:
  • 33.048177, -85.763571
  • 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 Bethleham

• 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 Tallapoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Since Bethleham is near Clay County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Bethleham

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethleham ...

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.

• Cowpens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
• Eagle Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Creek is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
• Emuckfaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
• Everglade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Everglade is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everglade
• Germany Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Germany Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Ferry
• Goldville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
• Griffin Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ferry
• Hamlet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hamlet is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harmony is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Matilda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
• Matilda Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Matilda Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda Ferry
• Motley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Motley is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
• New Site
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
• Sessions
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sessions is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions

How Far From Bethleham to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bethleham to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bethleham to Dadeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'