Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Steppville:
  • 34.065376, -86.738886
  • 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 Steppville

• 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 Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
  • Since Steppville is near Blount County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Steppville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steppville ...

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.

• Berlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Berlin is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Bolte
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolte is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolte
• Center Community
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Community is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Community
• Dodge City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dodge City is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
• Fowler Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fowler Spring is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Spring
• Garden City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Garden City is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
• Good Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
• Gum Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gum Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• High Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • High Rock is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
• Joy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Joy is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Mountain Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
• River Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • River Bend is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
• Sky Ball
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sky Ball is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ball

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

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

• Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Steppville to Cullman, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 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 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'