Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ingram Wells:
  • 33.779266, -85.979414
  • 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 Ingram Wells

• 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 Ingram Wells is near Saint Clair County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Ingram Wells

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingram Wells ...

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.

• Boiling Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
• Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
• Clark ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clark is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Francis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Francis is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Francis Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Francis Ferry is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Ferry
• Hebron ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Peaceburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
• Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
• Polkville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Polkville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
• Ten Islands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ten Islands is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Islands
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ingram Wells to Anniston, 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 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 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'