Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Choccolocco:
  • 33.660469, -85.705453
  • 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 Choccolocco

• 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 Choccolocco is near Cleburne County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 Choccolocco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Choccolocco ...

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.

• Belltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belltown is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Blue Pond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Pond is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Pond
• Boiling Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Friendship
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Friendship
  • From Choccolocco to Friendship
• Golden Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Golden Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Springs
• Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Harmony is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hicks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicks is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Holly Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holly Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Iron City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Iron City is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Pleasant Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

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

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the West.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Choccolocco 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 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 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'