Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sturkie:
  • 32.797907, -85.468839
  • 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 Sturkie

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

Communities Also Named Sturkie ...

We found one communities that are also named Sturkie.

Within Alabama, the name Sturkie is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Sturkie in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Fulton County
    • This Sturkie is located in Fulton County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sturkie that is located in Chambers County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Sturkie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sturkie ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Farmville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Farmville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
• Gold Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Hill is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• India Lakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • India Lakes is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Lakes
• Jamesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamesville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Jones Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Mill is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Liberty Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Crossroads is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Crossroads
• New Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New Harmony is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Ridge Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ridge Grove is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
• Rocky Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Brook is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
• Stonewall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stonewall is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
• Tuckersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sturkie and extending to:

• LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sturkie to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 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 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 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'