Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Powellville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powellville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Powellville
- 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 Powellville:
- 33.908552, -87.099514
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Powellville
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Powellville is near Cullman County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cullman County
- eBird sighting report for Winston 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Powellville ...
We found four communities that share the name Powellville.
Within Alabama, the name Powellville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Coweta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Powellville [Coweta County].
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Powellville is located in Wicomico County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Powellville that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Powellville.
- Missouri
- Phelps County
- This Powellville is located in Phelps County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Powellville that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Powellville.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Powellville [Horry County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powellville ...
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.
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Walker County
- Cold Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Cullman County
- Coon Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Coon Creek is located in Walker County
- Creel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Curry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Lynns Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynns Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Park
- Lynns Park is located in Walker County
- Marylee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rocky Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hollow
- Rocky Hollow is located in Walker County
- Sunlight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Union Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel
- Union Chapel is located in Walker County
How Far From Powellville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Powellville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powellville and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Powellville to Jasper, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powellville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Powellville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powellville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Powellville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9086, Longitude: -87.0995 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Powellville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.88 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.576 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.334 degrees. |