Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mossy Grove Village:
  • 31.733492, -85.956894
  • 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 Mossy Grove Village

• 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Since Mossy Grove Village is near Coffee County and also Crenshaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw 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 Mossy Grove Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mossy Grove Village ...

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.

• Allred
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Allred is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
• Baltic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Baltic is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
• College Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • College Park is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Elmhill Plantation
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmhill Plantation is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhill Plantation
• Forest Circle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Forest Circle is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Circle
• Green Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Green Oaks is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
• Heritage Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Heritage Ridge is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Ridge
• Little Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Little Oak is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
• Meadow Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
• Mossy Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mossy Grove is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove
• Mountainbrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Sanders Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanders Hill is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Hill
• Trojan Terrace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Trojan Terrace is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Terrace

How Far From Mossy Grove Village 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 Mossy Grove Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the North.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Mossy Grove Village to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 704 miles [1,133 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,299 miles [11,746.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'