Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Suggsville:
  • 31.589403, -87.692590
  • 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 Suggsville

• 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Suggsville is near Monroe County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Suggsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Suggsville ...

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.

• Eureka Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Eureka Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Landing
• Finchburg ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Finchburg
  • From Suggsville to Finchburg
• Grove Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <1>
• Howard Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing
• Manila
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Manila is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
• Marshall Upper Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall Upper Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Upper Landing
• Masons Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Masons Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Ferry
• Olivers Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Olivers Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Ferry
• Peacock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peacock is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
• Toddtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Toddtown
  • From Suggsville to Toddtown
• Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Suggsville and extending to:

• Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Suggsville to Grove Hill, with an average speed<3> 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,263 miles [8,470 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'