Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carleys:
  • 32.267085, -87.491389
  • 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 Carleys

• 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
  • Since Carleys is near Marengo County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Carleys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carleys ...

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.

• Alberta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alberta is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
• Boiling Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
• Catherine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Catherine is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
• Donald
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Donald is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
• Flatwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Flatwood is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Freetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Freetown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Kings ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kings is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
• Lyon ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyon is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
• Prairie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Prairie is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie

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

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

• Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carleys to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,346 miles [11,822.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'