Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spencer Store:
  • 34.915919, -87.041399
  • 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 Spencer Store

• 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 Spencer Store is near Giles County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Spencer Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spencer Store ...

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.

• Cairo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Cartwright
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartwright is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Cross Key
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Key is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Key
• Easter Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Easter Ferry is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Ferry
• Gourdsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gourdsville is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourdsville
• Hay's Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
• Hickory Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Leggtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leggtown is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggtown
• Locke Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Locke Crossroads is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Crossroads
• Persimmon Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Persimmon Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
• Scarce Grease
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Scarce Grease is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarce Grease
• Shanghai
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shanghai is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Veto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Veto is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
• Walnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Spencer Store to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'