Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Travelers Rest:
  • 32.819570, -86.330529
  • 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 Travelers Rest

• 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 Coosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
  • Since Travelers Rest is near Chilton County and also Elmore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore 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 Travelers Rest

Communities Also Named Travelers Rest ...

We found two communities that are also named Travelers Rest.

Within Alabama, the name Travelers Rest is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Macon County
    • This Travelers Rest is located in Macon County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Travelers Rest that is located in Coosa County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Travelers Rest.
  • South Carolina
    • Greenville County
    • This Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Travelers Rest that is located in Coosa County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Travelers Rest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Travelers Rest ...

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.

• Dollar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dollar is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
• Houses Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Houses Ferry is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houses Ferry
• Kellys Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kellys Crossroads is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
• Knights Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Knights Ferry is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Ferry
• Lightwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
• Lyle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lyle is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
• Nobles Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Nobles Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Ferry
• Richville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Richville is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Speed
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Speed is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed

How Far From Travelers Rest 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 Travelers Rest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Travelers Rest and extending to:

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Travelers Rest to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'