Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Siluria:
  • 33.229578, -86.825053
  • 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 Siluria

• 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 Siluria is near Jefferson County and also Bibb 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 Bibb 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 Siluria

Curious and Interesting Names Near Siluria ...

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.

• Alabaster
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <1>
• Dearing Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dearing Downs is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Downs
• Elliotsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Elliotsville is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
• Fox Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Haven is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Haven
• Glen Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Forest is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
• Hardy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hardy is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Keystone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Keystone is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Kingwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kingwood is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
• Longview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Longview is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Mission Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mission Hills is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Navajo Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Navajo Hills is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Hills
• Navajo Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Navajo Pines is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Pines
• Willow Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Willow Glen is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Siluria and extending to:

• Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Siluria to Columbiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'