Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sandfort:
  • 32.338201, -85.223272
  • 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 Sandfort

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandfort ...

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.

• Boromville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Boromville is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boromville
• Brickyard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Brickyard is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard
• Glenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Glenville is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Hooks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hooks is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
• Hopewell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Hurtsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
• Meadows Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Crossroads
• Meadows Mill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Meadows Mill is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Mill
• Persons
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Persons is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons
• Prince Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
• Rolling Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Society Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Society Hill is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill

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

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

• Phenix City, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sandfort to Phenix City, with an average speed<2> 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'