Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Underwood Heights:
  • 34.626481, -87.744476
  • 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 Underwood Heights

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

Communities Also Named Underwood Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Underwood Heights.

Within Alabama, the name Underwood Heights is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Underwood Heights in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • Skamania County
    • This Underwood Heights is located in Skamania County and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Underwood Heights that is located in Colbert County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skamania County community of Underwood Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Underwood Heights ...

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.

• Crooked Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crooked Oak is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
• Flatwoods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flatwoods is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Good Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Good Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
• Hawk Pride
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawk Pride is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Pride
• James
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • James is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Lime Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lime Rock is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Littleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleville is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
• Milk Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Milk Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk Springs
• Sand Lick ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Lick is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lick
• White House Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • White House Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
• Woodlawn Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Heights is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights

How Far From Underwood Heights 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 Underwood Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Underwood Heights to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'