Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Honoraville:
  • 31.850781, -86.405864
  • 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 Honoraville

• 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 Crenshaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
  • Since Honoraville is near Butler County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Honoraville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honoraville ...

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.

• Cherokee Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
• Daisy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Daisy is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Danielsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Danielsville is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
• Flatwoods
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Flatwoods is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Fullers Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fullers Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers Crossroads
• Glasgow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Glasgow is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Live Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Magnolia Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia Shores is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
• Mashville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mashville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashville
• Moodys Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Moodys Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossroads
• Robinson Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Robinson Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads

How Far From Honoraville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Honoraville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Luverne, which is the Seat of Crenshaw County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Honoraville to Luverne, 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'