Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elmhill Plantation:
  • 31.794602, -85.905505
  • 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 Elmhill Plantation

• 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Since Elmhill Plantation is near Bullock County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 Elmhill Plantation

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmhill Plantation ...

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.

• Allred
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Allred is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
• College Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • College Park is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Forest Circle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Circle is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Circle
• Green Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Oaks is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
• Heritage Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Ridge is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Ridge
• Jonesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Lewis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lewis is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Meadow Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
• Mossy Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mossy Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove
• Mountainbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Trojan Terrace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Trojan Terrace is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Terrace
• Windmill Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Windmill Hills is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills

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

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

• Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Elmhill Plantation to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 699 miles [1,124.9 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 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'