Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hobson City:
  • 33.614067, -85.857935
  • 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 Hobson City

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Hobson City is near Talladega County and also Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Hobson City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobson City ...

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.

• Blue Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Blue Pond is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Pond
• Boiling Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Coldwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldwater is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Golden Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Springs
• House ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • House is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
• Jo Dell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jo Dell is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Dell
• Lakeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mechanicsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Silver Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Run is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Sweet Home
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweet Home is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
  • Trinity
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Trinity is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Wayside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wayside is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
  • Woodland Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Hobson City 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 town such as Hobson City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hobson City to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'