Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brantleyville:
  • 33.215964, -86.870293
  • 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 Brantleyville

• 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Brantleyville is near Jefferson County and also Bibb 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 Bibb 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 Brantleyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brantleyville ...

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.

• Alabaster
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <1>
• Elliotsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elliotsville is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
• Fox Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fox Haven is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Haven
• Glen Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Forest is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
• Hardy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardy is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Helena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Helena is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <1>
• Kingwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingwood is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
• Mission Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mission Hills is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Navajo Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Navajo Hills is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Hills
• Navajo Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Navajo Pines is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Pines
• Superior
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Superior is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
• Willow Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Glen is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

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

• Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Brantleyville to Columbiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 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 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,153 miles [8,292.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'