Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sawmill Town:
  • 33.175950, -86.961658
  • 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 Sawmill Town

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sawmill Town ...

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.

• Booth Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Booth Ford is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Ford
• Chestnut Glen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Glen is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Glen
• Elliotsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elliotsville is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
• Fox Trace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fox Trace is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
• Glen Carbon
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Glen Carbon is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
• Glen Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Glen Forest is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
• Gray Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray Hill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
• Hebron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hebron is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Marvel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marvel is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Masena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Masena is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masena
  • Mission Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mission Hills is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Pea Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Piper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Piper is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
  • Superior
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Superior is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Willow Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Willow Glen is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

How Far From Sawmill Town to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sawmill Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sawmill Town to Columbiana, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'