Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Candlewood Lakes:
  • 33.684268, -86.588876
  • 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 Candlewood Lakes

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Candlewood Lakes ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Arrowhead is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Chalkville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
• Clay
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
• Cotton Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cotton Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Ridge
• Eagle Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Eagle Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
• Echo Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
• Misty Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Misty Pines is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
• Rolling Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Roper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Roper is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
• Saddlewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Saddlewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
• Sunnyside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Village Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs

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

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

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Candlewood Lakes to Birmingham, 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 five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 6 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>'