Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Packards Bend:
  • 31.775986, -87.489437
  • 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 Packards Bend

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Packards Bend ...

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.

• Chance
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chance is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
• Finchburg ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Keith
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Keith is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Kings Log Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Log Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Log Landing
• Lower Peach Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
• Marshall Upper Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall Upper Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Upper Landing
• Nellie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
• Pleasant Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Scratch Ankle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
• Yellow Bluff Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Yellow Bluff Ferry is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff Ferry

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

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

• Monroeville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Packards Bend to Monroeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 81 miles [130.4 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,367 miles [11,856 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'