Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walden Quarters:
  • 32.747076, -87.862514
  • 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 Walden Quarters

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Walden Quarters is near Hale County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Walden Quarters

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walden Quarters ...

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.

• Birdeye
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Birdeye is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdeye
• Braggville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Braggville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
• Chiles Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chiles Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles Ferry
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Forkland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forkland is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
• Jennings Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jennings Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ferry
• Lizzieville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lizzieville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
• Merryweathers Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Merryweathers Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryweathers Ferry
• Rocky Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Roe Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Roe Landing is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Landing
• Thornhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thornhill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

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

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

• Eutaw, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Walden Quarters 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 6 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 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,218 miles [8,397.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'