Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Still Waters:
  • 32.745129, -85.807458
  • 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 Still Waters

• 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 Tallapoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Since Still Waters is near Hale County and also Elmore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore 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 Still Waters

Curious and Interesting Names Near Still Waters ...

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.

• Cherokee Bluffs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee Bluffs is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Bluffs
• Double Bridges Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Bridges Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges Ferry
• Erie ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Erie is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Mary
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
• Piney Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Point is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
• Ponders
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ponders is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
• Red Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• River Bend ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • River Bend is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
• Robinson Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Robinson Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry
• Rover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rover is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Walnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

• Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Still Waters to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'