Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Holy Trinity:
  • 32.222373, -85.005208
  • 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 Holy Trinity

• 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Since Holy Trinity is near Stewart County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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 Holy Trinity

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holy Trinity ...

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.

• Childs Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Childs Place is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Place
• Cottage Mills ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottage Mills is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mills
• Florence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Heard Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Heard Place is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Place
• Jamestown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Power Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Power Place is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Place
• Shack ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shack is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack
• Spring Grove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Grove is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Holy Trinity 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 Holy Trinity to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Phenix City, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Holy Trinity to Phenix City, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west (W). 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 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'