Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hall Grove:
  • 33.517606, -85.982746
  • 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 Hall Grove

• 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 Hall Grove is near Calhoun County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Hall Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hall Grove ...

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.

• Coldwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coldwater is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Curry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Curry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
• Dry Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Valley is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
• Echo Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo Hills is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
• Grant Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant Town is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
• Hopeful
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hopeful is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
• Jonesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Meadowbrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Plum Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Plum Springs is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Silver Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Run is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
• Stockdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stockdale is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
• Sweet Home
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweet Home is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
• Trinity
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

How Far From Hall Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hall Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hall Grove 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 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 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'