Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harper Hill:
  • 32.856794, -87.612507
  • 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 Harper Hill

• 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 Harper Hill is near Greene County and also Perry 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 Perry 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 Harper Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harper Hill ...

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.

• Chiles Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chiles Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles Ferry
• Cypress
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cypress is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Guinea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Guinea is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
• Havana
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Havana is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
• Hull
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
• Jennings Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jennings Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ferry
• Kings Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Kings Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
• Moundville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Moundville is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <1>
• Powers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Powers is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Rosemary
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rosemary is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary

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

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

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Hale County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Harper Hill to Greensboro, 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 83 miles [133.6 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 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'