Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Masena:
  • 33.161784, -87.043605
  • 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 Masena

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Masena ...

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.

• Booth Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Booth Ford is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Ford
• Bucktown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucktown is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Flat Top
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Top is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
• Glen Carbon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Carbon is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
• Gray Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gray Hill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
• Hebron
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hebron is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Italian Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
• Marvel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marvel is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
• Piper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Piper is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
• Sawmill Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
• Stacks Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stacks Hill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacks Hill

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

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

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Masena to Centreville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 69 miles [111 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 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 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'