Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wedgeworth:
  • 32.808185, -87.762511
  • 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 Wedgeworth

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wedgeworth ...

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.

• Chiles Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chiles Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles Ferry
• Cypress
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cypress is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Forkland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Forkland is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
• Guinea
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Guinea is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
• Harper Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harper Hill is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Hill
• Havana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Havana is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
• Jennings Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jennings Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ferry
• Powers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Powers is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Rocky Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Thornhill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Thornhill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

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

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

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Hale County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wedgeworth to Greensboro, with an average speed<2> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 732 miles [1,178 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 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,211 miles [8,386.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'