Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goodwins Mill:
  • 33.820377, -86.385260
  • 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 Goodwins Mill

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodwins Mill ...

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.

• Allgood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Allgood is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
• Branchville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
• Champion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Champion is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Cool Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cool Springs is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Copper Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Copper Springs is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Springs
• Gilbert
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Graystone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Graystone is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
• Holly Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Holly Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Inland Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Inland Junction is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland Junction
• Maudlin ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Maudlin is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudlin
• Mill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mill is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
• Mountain View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Pine Mountain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine Mountain is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
• Straight Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain

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

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

• Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the East.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Goodwins Mill to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'