Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sayreton:
  • 33.561772, -86.829713
  • 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 Sayreton

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sayreton ...

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.

• Coalburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
  • Former name for Coalburg:
  • Coalburgh
• Danville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Danville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Dogtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Five Points South
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points South is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points South
• Forest Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Forestdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Frances Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Frances Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Heights
• Frenchtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Hillview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hillview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Kingsway Terrace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kingsway Terrace is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Terrace
• Lewisburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Little Italy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Merrywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Merrywood is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
  • Mountain Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Plain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Plain View is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
  • Republic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Republic is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Scarlet Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Scarlet Town is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Town
  • Shadyside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Sunset Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Mountain is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mountain
  • Tuxedo Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
  • Village Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Village Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
  • Village Creek Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Village Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek Junction
  • Vulcan City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
  • Woodlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Zion Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Zion Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights

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

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

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Sayreton to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'