Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Selbrook:
  • 32.361527, -86.429139
  • 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 Selbrook

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Selbrook is near Autauga County and also Elmore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore 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 Selbrook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Selbrook ...

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.

• Cedar Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• English Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • English Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
• Grovewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grovewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovewood
• Hunter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Lee Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lee Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Farms
• Lees Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lees Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
• Maxwell Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
• Memorial Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
• Overlook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Overlook is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Scenic Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Stone's
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stone's is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
• Willowbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Willowbrook is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From Selbrook to ...

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

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

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the east (E).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Selbrook to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'