Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jemison:
  • 32.959715, -86.746933
  • 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 Jemison

• 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 Chilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton County
  • Since Jemison is near Shelby County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Jemison

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jemison ...

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.

• Dry Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Valley is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
• Gap of the Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gap of the Mountain is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Mountain
• Jumbo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jumbo
  • From Jemison to Jumbo
• Mars Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mars Hill is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Mineral Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Poseys Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Poseys Crossroads is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseys Crossroads
• Rocky Mount
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
• Union Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
• Valley Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Junction is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

How Far From Jemison to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Jemison to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Clanton, which is the Seat of Chilton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jemison to Clanton, 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'