Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wendy Wood:
  • 33.525939, -86.209142
  • 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 Wendy Wood

• 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Since Wendy Wood is near Saint Clair County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Wendy Wood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wendy Wood ...

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.

• Colony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Colony is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
• Dunrowin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dunrowin is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrowin
• Enchanted Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
• England Isle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • England Isle is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
• Eureka
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Eureka Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka Shores is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Shores
• Fishtrap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Hunting Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hunting Ridge is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
• Mays Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bend
• Pine Orchard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Orchard is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rocky Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Windsong Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island

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

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

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wendy Wood 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 5 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 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'