Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dogwood Point:
  • 33.094841, -86.521370
  • 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 Dogwood Point

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Point ...

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.

• Chancellors Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chancellors Ferry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellors Ferry
• Fourmile
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fourmile is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
• Gold Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
• Homestead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Homestead is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Indian Shoals
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Indian Shoals is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shoals
• Jumbo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
• Kingdom Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingdom Crossroads is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Crossroads
• Marble Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
• Mount Sharon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Nelson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nelson is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Spring Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Spring Creek is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Springs Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Springs Junction is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Junction
  • Sulphur Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sulphur Spring is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
  • Valentine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Valentine is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
  • Wildwood Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood Shores is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Shores

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

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

• Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Dogwood Point to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'