Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Travis Bridge:
  • 31.454331, -86.788858
  • 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 Travis Bridge

• 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 Conecuh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
  • Since Travis Bridge is near Butler County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Travis Bridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Travis Bridge ...

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.

• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Evergreen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <1>
• Flat Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Grace
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Jay Villa ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
• Nymph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nymph is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
• Paul
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Paul is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
• Red Level
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Red Level is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Salter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Salter is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
• Shell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shell is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell

How Far From Travis Bridge 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 Travis Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Evergreen, which is the Seat of Conecuh County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Travis Bridge to Evergreen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'