Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Skinnerton:
  • 31.669880, -87.064982
  • 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 Skinnerton

• 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 Conecuh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
  • Since Skinnerton is near Monroe County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Skinnerton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skinnerton ...

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.

• Bookers Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bookers Mill is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookers Mill
• Burnt Corn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
• China
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • China is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
• Commerce
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Commerce is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
• Cooks Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooks Crossroads is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossroads
• Fowler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fowler is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Green Street
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Street is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Street
• Harpers Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harpers Store is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Store
• Old Texas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Texas is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Texas
• Pine Orchard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
• Tunnel Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
  • Former name for Tunnel Springs:
  • Kempsville

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

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

• Evergreen, which is the Seat of Conecuh County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Skinnerton to Evergreen, 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 five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 753 miles [1,211.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,353 miles [11,833.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'