Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Feddisburg:
  • 33.414553, -86.262476
  • 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 Feddisburg

• 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 Feddisburg is near Saint Clair County and also Shelby 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 Shelby 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 Feddisburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Feddisburg ...

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.

• Alpine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Alpine is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
• Cloverdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Enchanted Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
• Fair Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fair Park is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Park
• Fishtrap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Fountainrun ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
• Glovers Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glovers Ferry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
• Jonesview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesview is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
• Kings Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
• Plantersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plantersville is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Rocky Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Thornhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Thornhill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
• Tucktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tucktown is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucktown
• Winterboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro

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

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

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Feddisburg 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 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'