Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maple Forks:
  • 34.212600, -87.024452
  • 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 Maple Forks

• 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 Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
  • Since Maple Forks is near Morgan County and also Winston 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 Winston 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 Maple Forks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Forks ...

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.

• Battleground
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Battleground is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Central
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Central is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Chances Crossroad
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
• Crane Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Crane Hill is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane Hill <1>
• Dripping Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dripping Springs is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
• Grandview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandview is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Jones' Chapel
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
• Longview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Longview is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Piney Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Terrace Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Terrace Heights is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
• Trimble
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Trimble is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble

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

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

• Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Forks to Cullman, 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 133 miles [214 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 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>'