Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kitchens Mill:
  • 34.482873, -87.126959
  • 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 Kitchens Mill

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Kitchens Mill is near Morgan County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Kitchens Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kitchens Mill ...

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.

• Basham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Basham is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham
• Camp Ground
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Ground is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Danville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flint City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Flint City is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Longtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Longtown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
• Pinhook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinhook is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Pumpkin Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Trinity
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Trinity is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <1>
• Wolftown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolftown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kitchens Mill and extending to:

• Moulton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kitchens Mill to Moulton, with an average speed<3> 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'