Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saint Ives:
  • 33.430108, -86.250254
  • 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 Saint Ives

• 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 Saint Ives is near Saint Clair County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Saint Ives

Communities Also Named Saint Ives ...

We found two communities that are also named Saint Ives.

Within Alabama, the name Saint Ives is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Saint Ives lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Ives that is located in Talladega County.
  • Ontario
    • This Saint Ives lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Ives that is located in Talladega County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Ives ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Alpine is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <2>
• Enchanted Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
• Fair Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fair Park is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Park
• Fishtrap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Fountainrun ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
• Jonesview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jonesview is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
• Kings Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
• Plantersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Plantersville is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Rocky Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Thornhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Thornhill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
• Tucktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tucktown is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucktown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Ives and extending to:

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies just to the East.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Ives to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 636 miles [1,023.5 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 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'