Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wilhites:
  • 34.310097, -86.892782
  • 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 Wilhites

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Wilhites is near Cullman County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Wilhites

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilhites ...

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.

• Battleground
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Battleground is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Dyers Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyers Crossroads is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Crossroads
• Leesdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Leesdale is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
• Longview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Longview is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Pleasant Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Providence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Union Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Union Hill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wilhites to Decatur, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 137 miles [220.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'