Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reeltown:
  • 32.60388, -85.805114
  • 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 Reeltown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reeltown ...

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.

• Buckville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckville is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
• Cherokee Bluffs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Bluffs is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Bluffs
• Double Bridges Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Double Bridges Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges Ferry
• Erie ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Erie is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Golddust
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Golddust is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
• Jordanville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jordanville is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
• Kent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kent is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
• Liberty City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty City is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
• Ponders
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ponders is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
• Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Walnut Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Reeltown and extending to:

• Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Reeltown to Dadeville, with an average speed<3> 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'