Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hubbertville:
  • 33.827884, -87.740019
  • 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 Hubbertville

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Hubbertville is near Marion County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Hubbertville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hubbertville ...

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.

• Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bluff is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
• Bobo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bobo is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
• Fowlers Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fowlers Crossroads is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Crossroads
• Glen Allen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
• Howard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Howard is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Kansas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kansas is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
• Pea Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Rock City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rock City is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
• Texas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Tucker
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tucker is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
• Wayside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wayside is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

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

• Fayette, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hubbertville to Fayette, 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 130 miles [209.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'