Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kowaliga:
  • 32.740129, -85.969129
  • 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 Kowaliga

• 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Since Kowaliga is near Tallapoosa County and also Coosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa 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 Kowaliga

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kowaliga ...

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.

• Cherokee Bluffs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Bluffs is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Bluffs
• Cotton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
• Double Bridges Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Double Bridges Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges Ferry
• Falkner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Falkner is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner
• Jordan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jordan is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Kid
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kid is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kid
• Our Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
• Red Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Robinson Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Robinson Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry
• Rover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rover is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover

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

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

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kowaliga to Wetumpka, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'