Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vida Junction:
  • 32.574022, -86.682204
  • 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 Vida Junction

• 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 Autauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga County
  • Since Vida Junction is near Chilton County and also Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Vida Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vida Junction ...

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.

• Bonita
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bonita is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
• Booth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Booth is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Enterprise
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Evergreen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Independence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Independence is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Jones
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jones is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Mulberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mulberry is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Peace
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Peace is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
• Pine Level
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pine Level is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
• Pools Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pools Crossroads is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Crossroads
• Poseys Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Poseys Crossroads is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseys Crossroads

How Far From Vida Junction 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 Vida Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Prattville, which is the Seat of Autauga County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vida Junction to Prattville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 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 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'