Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stadium Place:
  • 31.208510, -85.381878
  • 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 Stadium Place

• 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Stadium Place is near Dale County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva 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 Stadium Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stadium Place ...

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.

• Chickasaw Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
• Cottondale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cottondale is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forest Park is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Griffin Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffin Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
• Melody Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Melody Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
• Parish
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Parish is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <1>
• Rock Creek Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Creek Park is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
• Shady Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shady Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
• Silver Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Silver Meadows is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
• Wiregrass Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wiregrass Hills is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiregrass Hills
• Young America
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Young America is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America

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

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

• Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Stadium Place to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'