Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Triana Landing:
  • 34.580370, -86.730831
  • 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 Triana Landing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Triana Landing ...

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.

• Bluff City ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff City is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Cave Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cave Springs is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Green Cove Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
• Lacey's Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacey's Spring is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey's Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey's Spring <1>
• Lewis Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lewis Ferry is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Ferry
• Maplewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Rockhouse Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rockhouse Landing is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Landing
• Rocky Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
  • Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
  • Slaughter Ferry
• Sunnyside Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside Ferry is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Ferry
• Sunnyside Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside Landing is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Landing
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Woodland Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills

How Far From Triana Landing 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 Triana Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Triana Landing to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south (S). 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 613 miles [986.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'