Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Culebra:
  • 32.816795, -85.535230
  • 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 Culebra

• 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
  • Since Culebra is near Tallapoosa County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Culebra

Communities Also Named Culebra ...

We found two communities that are also named Culebra.

Within Alabama, the name Culebra is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Mexico
    • Torrance County
    • This Culebra is located in Torrance County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Culebra that is located in Chambers County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Torrance County community of Culebra.
  • Texas
    • Bexar County
    • Although located in Bexar County, we don't know the location within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Culebra.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Culebra ...

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.

• Farmville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Farmville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
• Gold Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gold Hill is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Jamesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamesville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Jones Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jones Mill is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Liberty Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Crossroads is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Crossroads
• Mary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
• New Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New Harmony is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Slaughters ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
• Stonewall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonewall is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
• Tuckersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Culebra and extending to:

• LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Culebra to LaFayette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'