Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McElderry:
  • 33.486254, -85.963063
  • 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 McElderry

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near McElderry ...

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.

• Coldwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Coldwater is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coldwater
  • From McElderry to Coldwater
• Curry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Curry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
• Grant Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grant Town is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
• Hall Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall Grove is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Grove
• Hopeful
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hopeful is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
• Jonesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Providence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Silver Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Run is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Silver Run
  • From McElderry to Silver Run
• Stockdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockdale is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
• Sweet Home
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweet Home is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
• Waldo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people

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

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

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from McElderry to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'