Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Inmanfield:
  • 34.245102, -87.188347
  • 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 Inmanfield

• 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
  • Since Inmanfield is near Cullman County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Inmanfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Inmanfield ...

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.

• Battleground
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Battleground is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
• Camp Ground
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Ground is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Central
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Central is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Chances Crossroad
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
• Dripping Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dripping Springs is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
• Eagle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Eagle is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
• Jones' Chapel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
• Maple Forks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Maple Forks is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forks
• Piney Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Pinhook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pinhook is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Rock Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Slick Ford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Slick Ford is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford

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

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

• Double Springs, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Inmanfield to Double Springs, 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 four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'