Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trace Ford:
  • 34.530372, -87.356689
  • 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 Trace Ford

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Trace Ford is near Colbert County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Trace Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trace Ford ...

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.

• Flat Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Flat Rock is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hickory Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Longtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Longtown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
• Mount Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Mountain Home
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
• Muck City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Muck City is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
• Needmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Needmore is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Terrytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Terrytown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
• Wolf Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Springs is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Springs

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

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

• Moulton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Trace Ford 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'