Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West End Anniston:
  • 33.642881, -85.867466
  • 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 West End Anniston

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since West End Anniston is near Tallapoosa County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 West End Anniston

Curious and Interesting Names Near West End Anniston ...

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.

• Blue Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Pond is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Pond
• Boiling Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Coldwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldwater is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Golden Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Golden Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Springs
• House ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • House is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
• Jo Dell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jo Dell is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Dell
• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Meadowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mechanicsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Trinity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Trinity is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Wayside
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wayside is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
• Woodland Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Park is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From West End Anniston to ...

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

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

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from West End Anniston 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 6 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 610 miles [981.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'