Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Embry Bend:
  • 33.689546, -86.193864
  • 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 Embry Bend

• 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Since Embry Bend is near Saint Clair County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Embry Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Embry Bend ...

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.

• Blue Eye
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Eye is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
• Coal City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
• England Isle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • England Isle is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
• Greens Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greens Mill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
• Halls Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Lincoln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
• Mitchells Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mitchells Ferry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Ferry
• Ragland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <1>
• Refuge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Refuge is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
• Woods Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woods Ferry is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Embry Bend and extending to:

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Embry Bend to Talladega, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'