Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Josie:
  • 31.869881, -85.718835
  • 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 Josie

• 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Since Josie is near Bullock County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour 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 Josie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Josie ...

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.

• Boot Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Boot Hill is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
• Green Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Ridge is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Greens Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greens Crossroads is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroads
• Hillcrest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Jamback
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamback is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamback
• Jenkins Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jenkins Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Crossroads
• Jonesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Lewis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lewis is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Louisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Louisville is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
• Postoak
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Postoak is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
• Sellers Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sellers Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Crossroads
• Smuteye
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Smuteye is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
• Star Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Star Hill is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
• Windmill Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Windmill Hills is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills

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

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

• Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Josie to Troy, 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 688 miles [1,107.2 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 6,584 miles [10,595.9 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 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'