Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Terri Wood:
  • 33.192341, -87.536672
  • 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 Terri Wood

• 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Since Terri Wood is near Hale County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Terri Wood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terri Wood ...

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.

• Cedar Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Cedar Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
• Cherry Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cherry Dale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Coventry
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Coventry is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Dearing Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
• Echo Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Echo Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
• Fairway Drive
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fairway Drive is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Drive
• Forest Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Guilds Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
• Hickory Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Meadow Lawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Meadow Lawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
  • Meadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Riverview is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rosedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rosedale is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale Courts
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rosedale Courts is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Courts
  • Rosewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rosewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • South Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
  • Springbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • University
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • University is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
  • University Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • University Lane is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Lane
  • University Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • University Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place

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

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

• Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Terri Wood to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'