Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Haleyville:
  • 34.211210, -87.635025
  • 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 South Haleyville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Haleyville ...

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.

• Allens Factory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Allens Factory is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Factory
• Boar Tush
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Boar Tush is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
  • Boar Tush has also been known as:
  • Boar Tusk
  • Boartush
  • Boartusk
• Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Center is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Forkville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forkville is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkville
• Littleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleville is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
• Martintown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Martintown is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
• Needmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Pebble
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pebble is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
• Thornhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Thornhill is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

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

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

• Hamilton, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Haleyville to Hamilton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'