Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blue Springs Park:
  • 34.815643, -87.154181
  • 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 Blue Springs Park

• 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Since Blue Springs Park is near Lauderdale County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Blue Springs Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Springs Park ...

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.

• Cairo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cairo is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Cave Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave Spring is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Confluence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
• Elk Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elk Shores is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shores
• Hickory Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Oliver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oliver is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Poplar Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
• Shanghai
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shanghai is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Shoemaker Springs ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoemaker Springs is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Springs

How Far From Blue Springs Park 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 Blue Springs Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Springs Park to Athens, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'