Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Listerhill:
  • 34.757588, -87.582250
  • 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 Listerhill

• 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 Listerhill is near Lauderdale County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Listerhill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Listerhill ...

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.

• Cave Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cave Spring is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Ford City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ford City is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
• Hobgood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobgood is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
• Houston Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
• Indian Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Indian Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Lakeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lakeview Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lakeview Highlands
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Highlands is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Highlands
• Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Muscle Shoals
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <1>
• Paradise Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise Points is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Points
• Valley Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Grove is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
• Virginia Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Virginia Shores is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Shores

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

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

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Listerhill to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'