Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rutthven:
  • 31.853485, -87.029706
  • 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 Rutthven

• 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
  • Since Rutthven is near Monroe County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Rutthven

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rutthven ...

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.

• Butler Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Butler Springs is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
• Forest Home
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Forest Home is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <1>
• Harmony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Old Texas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Old Texas is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Texas
• Pine Apple
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
• Pine Apple Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Apple Station is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple Station
• Rock Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rock Springs is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Rosebud
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosebud is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Saucer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Saucer is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucer
• Snow Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

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

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

• Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rutthven to Camden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,221 miles [8,402.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'