Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wilson Bend:
  • 34.015104, -87.129451
  • 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 Wilson Bend

• 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
  • Since Wilson Bend is near Cullman County and also Walker 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 Walker 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 Wilson Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilson Bend ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cold Springs is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Crane Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crane Hill is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane Hill <1>
• Curry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Curry is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
• Eagle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eagle is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
• Falls City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Falls City is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
• Marylee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marylee is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
• Red Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Red Rock is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Slick Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Slick Ford is located in Winston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
• Sulphur Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Sunlight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunlight is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wilson Bend and extending to:

• Double Springs, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wilson Bend to Double Springs, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'