Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Posey Mill:
  • 34.324264, -87.581969
  • 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 Posey Mill

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Posey Mill is near Winston County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Posey Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Posey Mill ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Center is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Forkville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forkville is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkville
• Littleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Littleville is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
• Martintown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Martintown is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
• Needmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Needmore is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Orange
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Pebble
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pebble is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
• Rabbittown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rabbittown is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbittown
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Posey Mill to Russellville, 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 four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, 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 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'