Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prattville Junction:
  • 32.467537, -86.343049
  • 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 Prattville Junction

• 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Since Prattville Junction is near Autauga County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Prattville Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prattville Junction ...

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.

• Eastern Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flatwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Garden Square
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
• Great Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Great Oaks is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
• Hunter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Kingswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Open Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Open Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Acres
• Overlook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Overlook is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Robinson Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
• Rose Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Scenic Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills

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

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

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prattville Junction to Wetumpka, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 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 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'