Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smuteye:
  • 31.978121, -85.650693
  • 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 Smuteye

• 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 Bullock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bullock County
  • Since Smuteye is near Barbour County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Smuteye

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smuteye ...

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.

• Boot Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Boot Hill is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
• Bread Tray Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bread Tray Hill is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Tray Hill
• Greens Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greens Crossroads is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroads
• Jamback
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jamback is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamback
• Jenkins Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkins Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Crossroads
• Josie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Josie is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josie
• Ox Level
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ox Level is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ox Level
• Sellers Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sellers Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Crossroads
• Star Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Star Hill is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
• Three Notch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch

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

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

• Union Springs, which is the Seat of Bullock County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smuteye to Union Springs, 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 46 miles [74 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 679 miles [1,092.7 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 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'