Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pasqua:
  • 33.140951, -86.752764
  • 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 Pasqua

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

Communities Also Named Pasqua ...

We found one communities that are also named Pasqua.

Within Alabama, the name Pasqua is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Pasqua in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Pasqua lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pasqua that is located in Shelby County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pasqua ...

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.

• Dry Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dry Valley is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
• Elliotsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliotsville is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
• Glen Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Forest is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
• Ivanhoe
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Longview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Longview is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Meadow Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Green is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
• Mission Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mission Hills is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Roberta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberta is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
• Springs Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Springs Junction is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Junction
• Stems
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stems is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stems
• Valley Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Junction is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
• Willow Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Glen is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

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

• Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Pasqua to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'