Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Reads 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 Reads Mill:
  • 33.873155, -85.901635
  • 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 Reads 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Reads Mill is near Etowah County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Reads Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reads 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.

• Angel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Angel is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
• Cedar Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Crystal Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Duke
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Duke is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Fowler Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fowler Ferry is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Ferry
• Hebron ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Hill Top ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hill Top is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Keysburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Keysburg is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
• Millie ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Millie is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millie
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Oak Grove ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
  • Post Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Post Oak is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Rock Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rock Spring is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
  • Sulphur Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Union is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Reads 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 Reads 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 Reads Mill and extending to:

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reads Mill to Anniston, 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 105 miles [169 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'