Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Booth Estates:
  • 33.240396, -87.631953
  • 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 Booth Estates

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Booth Estates ...

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.

• Chapelwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chapelwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood
• Chestnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Coker
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <1>
• Crestdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crestdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
• Fairlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairlawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Flatwoods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Harperwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harperwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperwood
• Hays Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hays Court is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Court
• Hightown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hightown is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
• Pine Circle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Circle is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Circle
• Roselawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
• Snow Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Snow Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Terrace
• Twin Manor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Twin Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Manor

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

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

• Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Booth Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'