Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Indian Trace:
  • 34.772312, -86.926950
  • 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 Indian Trace

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Trace ...

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.

• Bonnie Doone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bonnie Doone is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
• Cloverleaf
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cloverleaf is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
• Cottonwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Farmview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Farmview is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
• French Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • French Mill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
• Glenn Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Valley
• Holland Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland Place is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Place
• Mayflower
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mayflower is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
• Meadowbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Tanner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tanner is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tanner <1>
• Tanner Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
• Yorkshire
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Yorkshire is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Indian Trace to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 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 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'