Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Opine:
  • 31.904876, -87.933897
  • 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 Opine

• 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Opine is near Marengo County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Opine

Communities Also Named Opine ...

We found one communities that are also named Opine.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Opine.

Beyond Alabama.

• Communities Located In Alabama ...
  • Covington County
    • This Opine is located in Covington County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Opine that is located in Clarke County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Opine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Opine ...

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.

• Center Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Choctaw Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
• Clarksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Clarksville is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Glover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Glover is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
• Pickens Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickens Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Landing
• Rock Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rock Springs is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Rural
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rural is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
• Sellers Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sellers Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Landing
• Wildcat Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildcat Landing is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Landing
• Woods Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Woods Bluff is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bluff

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Opine and extending to:

• Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Opine to Grove Hill, 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,382 miles [11,880.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'