Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crumley Chapel:
  • 33.570661, -86.912771
  • 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 Crumley Chapel

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Crumley Chapel is near Walker County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Crumley Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crumley Chapel ...

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.

• Coalburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
  • Former name for Coalburg:
  • Coalburgh
• Dogtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Edgewater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Falls Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
• Forestdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Frenchtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Glasgow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Grays Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays Gardens is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Gardens
• Graysville Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Graysville Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Heights
• Hillview
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hillview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Little Italy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
• Merrywood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Merrywood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Mineral Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Minor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Minor is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Red Wine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Wine is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wine
  • Republic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Republic is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Scarlet Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Scarlet Town is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Town
  • Shadyside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Sunset Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sunset Mountain is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mountain
  • Tuxedo Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
  • Union Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Village Creek Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Village Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek Junction
  • Zion Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Zion Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights

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

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

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Crumley Chapel 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 661 miles [1,063.8 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 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'