Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Powledge:
  • 32.627080, -85.154383
  • 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 Powledge

• 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Since Powledge is near Harris County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Powledge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powledge ...

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.

• Glass
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Glass is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Green Island Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
• Houston Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Houston Ferry is located in Harris County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Ferry
• Jester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jester is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
• Meadows Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Crossroads
• Meadows Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadows Mill is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Mill
• Mechanicsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mountain Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
• Piney Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Piney Grove is located in Harris County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Prince Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
• Shady Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Harris County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

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

• Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Powledge to Opelika, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'