Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Debardeleben:
  • 33.795937, -87.005555
  • 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 Debardeleben

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Debardeleben ...

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.

• Coon Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Coon Creek is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
• Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Corner is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
• Creel
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Creel is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
• Empire
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Empire is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Hull
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hull is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
• Partridge Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Partridge Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Crossroads
• Petes Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Petes Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Crossroads
• Red Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Robbins Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
• Rocky Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Hollow is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hollow

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

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

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Debardeleben to Jasper, 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 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 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'