Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Richeytown:
  • 33.566772, -85.966635
  • 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 Richeytown

• 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 Richeytown is near Calhoun County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Richeytown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Richeytown ...

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.

• Blue Eye ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
• Coldwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coldwater is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Curry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Curry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
• Grant Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant Town is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
• Hall Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hall Grove is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Grove
• Hopeful
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopeful is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
• House ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • House is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
• Meadowbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Plum Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum Springs is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
• Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Silver Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Silver Run is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
• Sweet Home
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sweet Home is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
• Trinity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Trinity is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

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

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

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Richeytown to Talladega, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 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 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'