Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gilmore Quarters:
  • 32.631245, -87.779456
  • 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 Gilmore Quarters

• 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 Hale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
  • Since Gilmore Quarters is near Greene County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Gilmore Quarters

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilmore Quarters ...

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.

• Birdeye
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdeye is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdeye
• Cedarville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedarville is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Forkland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Forkland is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
• Glovers Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glovers Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
• Lock Five
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lock Five is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Five
• Merryweathers Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Merryweathers Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryweathers Ferry
• Rocky Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Roe Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roe Landing is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Landing

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

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

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Hale County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gilmore Quarters to Greensboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'