Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vinnette:
  • 33.626215, -85.918856
  • 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 Vinnette

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Vinnette is near Talladega County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Vinnette

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vinnette ...

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.

• Coldwater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coldwater is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• House ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • House is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
• Jo Dell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jo Dell is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Dell
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Meadowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mechanicsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Silver Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Silver Run is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
• Sweet Home
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sweet Home is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
• Trinity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Wayside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayside is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
• Woodland Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Park is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Vinnette to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'