Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Open Acres:
  • 32.437081, -86.279136
  • 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 Open Acres

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Open Acres is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Open Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Open Acres ...

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.

• Eastern Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
• Flatwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Garden Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hughes Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hughes Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Ferry
• Johnstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• King Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • King Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
• Morningview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Morningview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
• Prattville Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
• Sunshine Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
• Timbers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
• Winters Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Winters Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Ferry

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

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

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Open Acres to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'