Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stapler Ford:
  • 34.518700, -86.349152
  • 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 Stapler Ford

• 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since Stapler Ford is near Madison County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Stapler Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stapler Ford ...

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.

• Bucksnort
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
• Cottonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cottonville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
• Creek Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Creek Ford is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ford
• Cushion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cushion is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushion
• Fishtrap Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fishtrap Ford is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap Ford
• Hebron
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Honeycomb Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Honeycomb Park is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycomb Park
• Keel ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Keel is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
• Maple Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Ford is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ford
• Poplar Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge

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

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

• Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stapler Ford to Guntersville, 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 147 miles [236.6 km] to the south (S). 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 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'