Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Center West:
  • 33.441222, -85.633291
  • 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 Center West

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Center West is near Clay County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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 Center West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center West ...

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.

• Cavers Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
• Christiana
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Christiana is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
• Delta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Delta is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
• Dingler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dingler is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
• Elder
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Elder is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
• Fuller Crossroad
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fuller Crossroad is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Crossroad
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Needmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Needmore is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Swagg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swagg is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swagg
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Union is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Wildwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Center West to Wedowee, with an average speed<3> 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 82 miles [132 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 609 miles [980.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'