Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Braggsville:
  • 33.599270, -86.507206
  • 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 Braggsville

• 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Since Braggsville is near Jefferson County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Braggsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braggsville ...

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.

• Cotton Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotton Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Ridge
• Heritage Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Heritage Park is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
• Hundred Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hundred Oaks is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
• Maplewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Margaret
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <1>
• Moody
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
• Oak Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Crossing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Crossing
• Parsons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
• Rolling Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Roper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Roper is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
• Saddlewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saddlewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
• Woodland Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village

How Far From Braggsville to ...

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

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

• Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Braggsville to Ashville, 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 most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'