Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walker Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walker Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walker Springs
- 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 Walker Springs:
- 31.541339, -87.790808
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Walker Springs
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Walker Springs is near Washington County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walker Springs ...
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.
- Carson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Choctaw Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Bluff
- Choctaw Bluff is located in Clarke County
- Eureka Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Landing
- Eureka Landing is located in Monroe County
- Grove Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <2>
- Leroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Manila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Masons Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masons Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Ferry
- Masons Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Mays Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Mays Crossroads is located in Clarke County
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Toddtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Walker Springs 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 Walker Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Walker Springs and extending to:
- Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Walker Springs to Grove Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,269 miles [8,479.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walker Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walker Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walker Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5413, Longitude: -87.7908 |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Walker Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.121 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.531 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.078 degrees. |