Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Weoka Mills:
  • 32.681796, -86.300528
  • 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 Weoka Mills

• 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 Weoka Mills is near Coosa County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa 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 Weoka Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weoka Mills ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Kellys Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kellys Crossroads is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
• Knights Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Knights Ferry is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Ferry
• Lightwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
• Mountain Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
• Nobles Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Nobles Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Ferry
• Quail Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Run is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Richville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Richville is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Riddle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riddle is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Speed
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Speed is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
• Stoney Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoney Point is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Tarwater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarwater is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarwater
• Travelers Rest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest

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

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

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Weoka Mills to Wetumpka, 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 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 6,570 miles [10,573.4 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>'