Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sunrise Shores:
  • 34.322037, -86.329149
  • 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 Sunrise Shores

• 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since Sunrise Shores is near Blount County and also Cullman 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 Cullman 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 Sunrise Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise Shores ...

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.

• Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Diamond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Diamond is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Gregory
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gregory is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Hide Away Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hide Away Acres is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide Away Acres
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lane is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
• Meadow Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Meadow Wood is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
• Mountain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rabbit Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
• Street ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Street is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street

How Far From Sunrise Shores to ...

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

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

• Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Sunrise Shores to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'