Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burgreen Gin:
  • 34.728980, -86.796389
  • 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 Burgreen Gin

• 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Since Burgreen Gin is near Madison County and also Colbert 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 Colbert 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 Burgreen Gin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burgreen Gin ...

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.

• Cottonwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• French Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • French Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
• French Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • French Mill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
• Indian Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hills is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Indian Trace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Indian Trace is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trace
• Jeff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeff is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Rainbow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rainbow is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
• Rideout Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rideout Village is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
• Rolling Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Woods is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
• Summit Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Summit Place is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Place
• Yorkshire
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Yorkshire is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burgreen Gin to Athens, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south (S). 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 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'