Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tanner Heights:
  • 34.422317, -86.931395
  • 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 Tanner Heights

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Tanner Heights is near Cullman County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Tanner Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tanner Heights ...

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.

• Basham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Basham is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham
• Battleground
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Battleground is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
• Burningtree Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
• Camp Ground
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Ground is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Cedar Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
• Crowtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crowtown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowtown
• Flint City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Flint City is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
• Georgia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Georgia is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Gum Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gum Spring is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
• Hickory Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Leesdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesdale is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
• Priceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Priceville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <1>
• Six Way
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Six Way is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Way

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

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

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tanner Heights to Decatur, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'