Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 DeFoor:
  • 34.220655, -87.567800
  • 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 DeFoor

• 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
  • Since DeFoor is near Marion County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 DeFoor

Curious and Interesting Names Near DeFoor ...

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.

• Boar Tush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boar Tush is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
  • Boar Tush has also been known as:
  • Boar Tusk
  • Boartush
  • Boartusk
• Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Center is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Forkville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forkville is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkville
• Littleville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Littleville is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
• Martintown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Martintown is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
• Needmore
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Needmore is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Pebble
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pebble is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
• Rabbittown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rabbittown is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbittown

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

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

• Double Springs, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from DeFoor to Double Springs, 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 146 miles [235 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 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>'