Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maxwellborn:
  • 33.880934, -85.716908
  • 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 Maxwellborn

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Maxwellborn is near Cherokee County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Maxwellborn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maxwellborn ...

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.

• Angel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Angel is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
• Bonny Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bonny Brook is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
• Burns
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burns is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Cedar Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Couch
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Couch is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
• Irene ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Irene is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
• Jenkins
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Mink ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mink is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
• Possum Trot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Possum Trot is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
• Prices
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Prices is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices
• Rabbittown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rabbittown is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbittown

How Far From Maxwellborn to ...

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

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

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maxwellborn to Anniston, 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 five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'