Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Margerum:
  • 34.767035, -88.068372
  • 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 Margerum

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Margerum ...

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.

• Bishop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bishop is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Buzzard Roost
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Buzzard Roost is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
• Cherokee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <1>
• Chickasaw ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
• Chickasaw Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chickasaw Crossing is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Crossing
• Crows Camp ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
• Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Good Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Good Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
• Lane Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lane Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Springs
• Lime Kiln
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lime Kiln is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
• Maud
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Maud is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
• Petertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Petertown is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petertown

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

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

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Margerum to Tuscumbia, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'