Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Short Camp:
  • 33.657608, -87.224167
  • 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 Short Camp

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Short Camp ...

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.

• America
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • America is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
• Barney
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barney is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
• Cedar Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Dovertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dovertown is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
• Gobblers Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
• Goodsprings
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Goodsprings is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
• High Level
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • High Level is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Level
• Pleasant Field
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Field is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Field
• Pumpkin Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Reeds Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
• Ruby ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruby is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Snow Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Snow Ferry is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Ferry
• Standard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Standard is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard

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

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

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Short Camp to Jasper, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 672 miles [1,081.5 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 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'