Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wallsboro:
  • 32.586799, -86.209135
  • 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 Wallsboro

• 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Since Wallsboro is near Montgomery County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Wallsboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallsboro ...

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.

• Blueberry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Blueberry Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
• Central
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Central is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Cold Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cold Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Flatwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Hidden Forest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hidden Forest is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
• Hughes Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hughes Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Ferry
• Jasmine Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jasmine Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Hill
• Quail Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Quail Run is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Riddle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riddle is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Tarwater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarwater is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarwater
• Willow Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Willow Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
• Winters Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Winters Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Ferry

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

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

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies just to the South.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Wallsboro to Montgomery, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'