Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Widows Creek Station:
  • 34.925915, -85.760529
  • 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 Widows Creek Station

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Widows Creek Station is near Marion County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Widows Creek Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Widows Creek Station ...

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.

• Copenhagen ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
• Edgefield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgefield is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Eureka
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Eureka is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Grahams Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grahams Ferry is located in Marion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
• Harris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Island Creek Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Island Creek Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek Ferry
• Liberty Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Long Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Island is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
• Richard City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
• Rocky Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
• Rudders Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rudders Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudders Ferry
• Summer Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Summer Bluff is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Bluff

How Far From Widows Creek Station 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 Widows Creek Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Widows Creek Station to Scottsboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'