Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ligon Springs:
  • 34.590371, -87.716142
  • 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 Ligon Springs

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ligon Springs ...

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.

• Crooked Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crooked Oak is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
• Flatwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwoods is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Good Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Good Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
• Lime Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lime Rock is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Littleville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Littleville is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
• Milk Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Milk Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk Springs
• Mountain Star
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Star is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Star
• Sand Lick ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sand Lick is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lick
• White House Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • White House Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
• Woodlawn Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Heights is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights

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

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

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ligon Springs to Tuscumbia, 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 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, 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 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'