Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Persons:
  • 32.186262, -85.259105
  • 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 Persons

• 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Since Persons is near Barbour County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Persons

Curious and Interesting Names Near Persons ...

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.

• Big Eddy ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
• Boromville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Boromville is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boromville
• Creek Stand
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Creek Stand is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
• Florence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Glenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenville is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Heard Place
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Heard Place is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Place
• Holy Trinity
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
• Hooks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hooks is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
• Hurtsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
• Poplar Springs ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Power Place
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Power Place is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Place
• Sandfort
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sandfort is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfort
• Spring Grove ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Spring Grove is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove

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

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

• Phenix City, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Persons to Phenix City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'