Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boley Springs:
  • 33.643167, -87.510006
  • 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 Boley Springs

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Boley Springs is near Tuscaloosa County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Boley Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boley Springs ...

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.

• Berry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Berry is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <1>
• Coal Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Valley is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
• Key Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Key Hill is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Hill
• Kings Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Mill is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
• Mountain Valley ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Valley is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
• Pea Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Pleasant Field
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Field is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Field
• Providence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Sandtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sandtown is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Three Forks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Forks is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

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

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

• Fayette, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Boley Springs to Fayette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'