Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brides Hill:
  • 34.670368, -87.244185
  • 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 Brides Hill

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Brides Hill is near Lauderdale County and also Limestone 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 Limestone 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 Brides Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brides Hill ...

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.

• Brickhouse Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brickhouse Ford is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse Ford
• Egypt Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Egypt Ford is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ford
• Fish Pond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fish Pond is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Pond
• Flower Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flower Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
• Jerusalem
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jerusalem is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Mountain Home
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
• Paradise Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise Shores is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Shores
• Poplar Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
• Poplar Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
• Rocky Hill ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Terry Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Terry Heights is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
• Terrytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Terrytown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown

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

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

• Moulton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brides Hill to Moulton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 167 miles [268.8 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 634 miles [1,020.3 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 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'