Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cheaha Acres:
  • 33.588994, -85.823020
  • 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 Cheaha Acres

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Cheaha Acres is near Talladega County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Cheaha Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheaha Acres ...

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.

• Blue Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blue Pond is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Pond
• Boiling Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Friendship
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Hicks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hicks is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• House ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • House is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
• Jo Dell
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jo Dell is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Dell
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Meadowbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Trinity
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Trinity is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Woodland Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the North.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Cheaha Acres to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'