Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reubenville:
  • 33.369555, -86.238030
  • 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 Reubenville

• 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Since Reubenville is near Shelby County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Reubenville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reubenville ...

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.

• Alpine
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Alpine is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
• Fair Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Park is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Park
• Jonesview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jonesview is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
• Kings Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
• Papertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Papertown is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papertown
• Plantersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Plantersville is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Risers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Risers is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risers
• Thornhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Thornhill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
• Tucktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tucktown is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucktown
• Winterboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro

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

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

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reubenville to Talladega, with an average speed<3> 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south (S). 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 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'