Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Buck Island Shores:
  • 34.392035, -86.272482
  • 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 Buck Island Shores

• 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since Buck Island Shores is near Madison County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Buck Island Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buck Island Shores ...

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.

• Claysville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Claysville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Cottonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
• Henryville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Henryville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
• Hide Away Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hide Away Acres is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide Away Acres
• Holiday Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holiday Shores is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lane is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
• Little New York
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little New York is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
• Playground Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Playground Shores is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playground Shores
• Sunrise Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunrise Shores is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Shores
• Town Creek Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Town Creek Ferry is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Ferry

How Far From Buck Island Shores to ...

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

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

• Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Buck Island Shores to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'