Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tallahatta Springs:
  • 31.909598, -87.876673
  • 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 Tallahatta Springs

• 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 Tallahatta Springs is near Marengo County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Tallahatta Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tallahatta Springs ...

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.

• Center Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Choctaw Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
• Clarksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Clarksville is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Clayhill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayhill is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill
• Glover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Glover is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
• Greenwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Peacock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peacock is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
• Pickens Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickens Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Landing
• Rock Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rock Springs is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Roundhill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Roundhill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
• Rural
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rural is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
• Sweet Water
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
• Wildcat Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wildcat Landing is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Landing
• Woods Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Woods Bluff is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bluff

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

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

• Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tallahatta Springs to Grove Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,256 miles [8,458.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'