Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Emco - Listerhill Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emco - Listerhill Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Emco - Listerhill Junction

• 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 Emco - Listerhill Junction:
  • 34.713701, -87.593361
  • 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 Emco - Listerhill Junction

• 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
  • Since Emco - Listerhill Junction is near Lauderdale County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Emco - Listerhill Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emco - Listerhill Junction ...

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.

• Cave Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cave Spring is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Hobgood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hobgood is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
• Houston Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
• Hunter ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hunter is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• James
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • James is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lakeview Highlands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Highlands is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Highlands
• Listerhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Listerhill is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listerhill
• Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Muscle Shoals
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <1>
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Valley Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Valley Grove is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
• Woodlawn Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights

How Far From Emco - Listerhill Junction 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 Emco - Listerhill Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Emco - Listerhill Junction to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'