Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Welona:
  • 32.766794, -86.336085
  • 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 Welona

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Welona ...

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.

• Dollar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dollar is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
• Houses Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Houses Ferry is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houses Ferry
• Kellys Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kellys Crossroads is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
• Knights Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Knights Ferry is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Ferry
• Lightwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
• Lyle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lyle is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
• Mountain Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
• Nobles Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nobles Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Ferry
• Richville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Richville is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Riddle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Riddle is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Speed
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Speed is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
• Travelers Rest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest

How Far From Welona to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Welona to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Welona to Rockford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 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 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'