Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chulafinnee:
  • 33.545386, -85.648848
  • 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 Chulafinnee

• 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Since Chulafinnee is near Clay County and also Randolph 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 Randolph 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 Chulafinnee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chulafinnee ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belltown is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Boiling Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Choccolocco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
• Delta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Delta is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
• Elder
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elder is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Friendship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Friendship is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Gold Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Hill is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Harmony
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hicks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hicks is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Holly Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Iron City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Iron City is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Needmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Needmore is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Spring Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Union is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Wildwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Chulafinnee to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chulafinnee to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Heflin, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Chulafinnee to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 605 miles [973.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'