Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Little Shoal:
  • 33.500943, -87.248610
  • 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 Little Shoal

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Little Shoal is near Walker County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Little Shoal

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Shoal ...

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.

• Alliance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alliance is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Bull City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
• Driftwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Driftwood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
• Glaze Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glaze Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Ferry
• Maxine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxine is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxine
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Snow Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow Ferry is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Ferry
• Three Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Forks is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Toadvine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
• Vines Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vines Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vines Mill

How Far From Little Shoal to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Shoal to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Little Shoal to Birmingham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 679 miles [1,092.7 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 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'