Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 White House Springs:
  • 34.648690, -87.694134
  • 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 White House Springs

• 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
  • Since White House Springs is near Franklin County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 White House Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near White House Springs ...

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.

• Flatwoods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwoods is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Hawk Pride
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hawk Pride is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Pride
• Hobgood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobgood is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
• Houston Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
• Hunter ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hunter is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• James
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • James is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Lime Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lime Rock is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Littleville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Littleville is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
• Manor Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Manor Haven is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Haven
• Milk Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Milk Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk Springs
• Sand Lick ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Lick is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lick
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Valley Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Grove is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove

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

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

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the North.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from White House Springs to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'