Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Convert:
  • 32.819849, -86.837210
  • 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 New Convert

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Convert ...

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.

• Active
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Active is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
• Dixie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Highland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Maplesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplesville is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplesville <1>
• Mars Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mars Hill is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Maud
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maud is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
• Pleasant Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pools Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pools Crossroads is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Crossroads
• Poseys Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Poseys Crossroads is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseys Crossroads
• Randolph
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
• Sand Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Mountain is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mountain
• Tabernacle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tabernacle is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
• Tucker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tucker is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker

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

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

• Clanton, which is the Seat of Chilton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from New Convert to Clanton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'