Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Henagar:
  • 34.635470, -85.767231
  • 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 Henagar

• 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Henagar is near Jackson County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Henagar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Henagar ...

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.

• Central
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Central is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Central
  • From Henagar to Central
• Council Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Council Bluff is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluff
• Elliott Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Elliott Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
• High Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • High Point is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Index ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Index is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Keith
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Keith is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Mays Gulf ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mays Gulf is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Gulf
• New Home
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Home is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
• Snake Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
• Stamp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stamp is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp

How Far From Henagar 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 city such as Henagar to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Henagar to Fort Payne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 565 miles [909.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'