Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Capri Islands:
  • 33.555105, -86.177196
  • 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 Capri Islands

• 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Since Capri Islands is near Saint Clair County and also Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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 Capri Islands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Capri Islands ...

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.

• Colony
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Colony is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
• Dunrowin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunrowin is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrowin
• England Isle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • England Isle is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
• Eureka
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eureka is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Eureka Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eureka Shores is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Shores
• Lincoln
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
• Mays Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bend
• Pleasant Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Windsong Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island

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

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

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Capri Islands to Talladega, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 81 miles [130.4 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'