Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Choctaw Hills:
  • 32.969012, -87.185830
  • 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 Choctaw Hills

• 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
  • Since Choctaw Hills is near Tuscaloosa County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Choctaw Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Choctaw Hills ...

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.

• Egypt ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Egypt is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Gary Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gary Springs is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Springs
• Goodson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Goodson is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
• Harrisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Jamesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jamesville is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Little Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Hope is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
• Pleasant Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pondville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pondville is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
• Red Eagle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Eagle is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eagle
• Youngbloods Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Youngbloods Ferry is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngbloods Ferry

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

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

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Choctaw Hills to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'