Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stewart Settlement:
  • 33.073176, -87.250554
  • 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 Stewart Settlement

• 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
  • Since Stewart Settlement is near Tuscaloosa County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Stewart Settlement

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stewart Settlement ...

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.

• Bibbville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bibbville is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
• Bucktown ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bucktown is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Cedar Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
• Choctaw Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Choctaw Hills is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Hills
• Egypt ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Flat Top
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Flat Top is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
• Italian Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
• Johnstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnstown is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Little Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Little Hope is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Primitive Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Primitive Ridge is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Ridge
• Red Eagle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Eagle is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eagle
• Stacks Hill ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Stacks Hill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacks Hill
• Youngbloods Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Youngbloods Ferry is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngbloods Ferry

How Far From Stewart Settlement to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stewart Settlement to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stewart Settlement to Centreville, 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'