Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Searcy Farms:
  • 33.404282, -87.611119
  • 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 Searcy Farms

• 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Since Searcy Farms is near Fayette County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Searcy Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Searcy Farms ...

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.

• Bridgeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bridgeview is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
• Burnt Pine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Pine is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Pine
• Cherokee Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Shores is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Shores
• Cove Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cove Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Park
• Edwardian Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwardian Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardian Place
• Four Winds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Winds is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
• High Cliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • High Cliff is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
• Holiday Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holiday Shores is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
• Lake Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cove
• Samantha
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
• Willow Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Willow Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point

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

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

• Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Searcy Farms to Tuscaloosa, 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 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'