Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jasmine Hill:
  • 32.495413, -86.188300
  • 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 Jasmine Hill

• 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Since Jasmine Hill is near Montgomery County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Jasmine Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jasmine Hill ...

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.

• Blueberry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Blueberry Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
• Cooks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
• Eastern Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
• Flatwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Hidden Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hidden Forest is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
• Hughes Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hughes Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Ferry
• Johnstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Open Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Open Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Acres
• Quail Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Run is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Sunshine Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
• Tarwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tarwater is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarwater
• Timbers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
• Willow Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Willow Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
• Winters Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Winters Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Ferry

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

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

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Jasmine Hill to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,155 miles [8,296.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'