Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Creek Stand:
  • 32.294590, -85.477446
  • 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 Creek Stand

• 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Since Creek Stand is near Bullock County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Creek Stand

Curious and Interesting Names Near Creek Stand ...

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.

• Alliance
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Alliance is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Boromville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Boromville is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boromville
• Cotton Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
• Hurtsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
• Little Texas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Texas is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Peachburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Peachburg is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachburg
• Persons
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Persons is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons
• Pleasant Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Society Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Society Hill is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
• Three Notch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
• Warriorstand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Warriorstand is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand

How Far From Creek Stand to ...

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

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

• Tuskegee, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Creek Stand to Tuskegee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'