Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Halso 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 Halso Mill:
  • 31.713212, -86.520525
  • 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 Halso 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Halso Mill is near Crenshaw County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Halso Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halso 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.

• Cherokee Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
• Glasgow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glasgow is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Greenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
• Industry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Industry is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
• Ivy Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ivy Creek is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Creek
• Mashville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mashville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashville
• Merrill Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
• Moodys Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Moodys Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossroads
• Mulberry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mulberry is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Oaky Streak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
• Pigeon Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
• Robinson Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Robinson Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
• Shell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shell is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell

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

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Halso Mill to Greenville, 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 728 miles [1,171.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'