Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jordan Chapel:
  • 33.456778, -85.497732
  • 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 Jordan Chapel

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Jordan Chapel is near Cleburne County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Jordan Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jordan Chapel ...

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.

• Cavers Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
• Fuller Crossroad
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fuller Crossroad is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Crossroad
• Gold Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gold Ridge is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
• Hawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hawk is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
• Hightower
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hightower is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
• Liberty Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
• Lofty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lofty is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
• Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rockdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Swagg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Swagg is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swagg
• Trickem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trickem is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
• Union
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Union Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Hill is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Jordan Chapel to ...

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

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

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Jordan Chapel to Wedowee, 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 87 miles [140 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 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 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'