Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jim Williams Ford:
  • 34.318153, -87.882811
  • 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 Jim Williams Ford

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jim Williams Ford ...

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.

• Allens Factory
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Allens Factory is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Factory
• Glasgow Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Glasgow Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Corner
• Jordans Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordans Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Mill
• Liberty Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Nix
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nix is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
• Nix Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nix Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Mill
• Pigeye
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pigeye is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeye
• Piney Bend
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Bend is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bend
• Pleasant Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Rockwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwood is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Shady Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Spruce Pine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine

How Far From Jim Williams Ford 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 community such as Jim Williams Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jim Williams Ford to Russellville, 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'