Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sommers South:
  • 34.780089, -86.984730
  • 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 Sommers South

• 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Since Sommers South is near Colbert County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Sommers South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sommers South ...

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.

• Bonnie Doone
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bonnie Doone is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
• Cloverleaf
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cloverleaf is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
• Cottonwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Farmview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Farmview is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
• Glenn Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Valley
• Green Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Hills is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Holland Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland Place is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Place
• Indian Trace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Trace is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trace
• Jones Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Mayflower
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mayflower is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
• Meadowbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Tanner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tanner is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tanner <1>
• Tanner Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
• Yorkshire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Yorkshire is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Sommers South to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'