Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Black Pond:
  • 34.059827, -87.351680
  • 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 Black Pond

• 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
  • Since Black Pond is near Walker County and also Cullman 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 Cullman 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 Black Pond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Pond ...

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.

• Curry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Curry is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
• Double Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Double Springs is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Double Springs <1>
• Falls City ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Falls City is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
• Marigold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marigold is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
• Marylee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marylee is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
• Poplar Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Prospect
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rock Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Rosehill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rosehill is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
• Slick Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Slick Ford is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
• Slicklizzard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
• Spain Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spain Ford is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain Ford

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

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

• Double Springs, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Black Pond to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'