Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stemley Cove:
  • 33.527883, -86.231920
  • 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 Stemley Cove

• 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Since Stemley Cove is near Talladega County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Stemley Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stemley Cove ...

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.

• Colony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Colony is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
• Dunrowin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dunrowin is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrowin
• Enchanted Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
• England Isle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • England Isle is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Eureka Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka Shores is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Shores
• Fishtrap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Glen City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
• Hunting Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunting Ridge is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
• Mays Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bend
• Pine Orchard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Orchard is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rocky Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Windsong Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island

How Far From Stemley Cove 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 Stemley Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stemley Cove to Ashville, 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'