Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eureka Shores:
  • 33.566493, -86.168585
  • 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 Eureka Shores

• 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 Eureka Shores 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 Eureka Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eureka Shores ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Eye is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
• Colony
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Colony is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
• Dry Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dry Valley is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
• Dunrowin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dunrowin is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrowin
• Echo Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo Hills is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
• England Isle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • England Isle is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
• Eureka
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Eureka is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Halls Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Lincoln
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Mays Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bend
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Windsong Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island

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

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

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eureka Shores to Talladega, with an average speed<3> 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 82 miles [132 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 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 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'