Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hobbs Island:
  • 34.537036, -86.534712
  • 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 Hobbs Island

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Hobbs Island is near Morgan County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Hobbs Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobbs Island ...

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.

• Bravo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bravo is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
• Burrows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Burrows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
• Camelot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Camelot is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Chimney Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
• English Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • English Village is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
• Forest Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Fox Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fox Run is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Green Cove Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
• Lacey's Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lacey's Spring is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey's Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey's Spring <1>
• Meadow Trace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Redstone Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Redstone Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
• Regent Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Regent Forest is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
• Swift Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Swift Ford is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Ford

How Far From Hobbs Island 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 Hobbs Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hobbs Island to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'