Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hatchet Creek:
  • 33.242614, -86.041635
  • 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 Hatchet Creek

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Hatchet Creek is near Talladega County and also Coosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 Hatchet Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hatchet Creek ...

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.

• Chambers Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
• Erin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Erin is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
• Gage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gage is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
• High Pine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • High Pine is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pine
• Liberty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Liberty Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Papertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Papertown is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papertown
• Rays Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rays Crossroads is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossroads
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Waldo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Waldo is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
• Winterboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro

How Far From Hatchet Creek 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 Hatchet Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ashland, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hatchet Creek to Ashland, 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 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 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'