Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dam:
  • 34.807032, -87.629194
  • 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 Dam

• 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 Wilson Dam is near Lauderdale County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Wilson Dam

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilson Dam ...

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.

• Florence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Florence is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <1>
• Florence Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
• Hickory Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Indian Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lakeview Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lakeview Highlands
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Highlands is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Highlands
• Lockland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockland is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
• Mars Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Twin Brooks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Twin Brooks is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
• Village Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Village Pines is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
• Woodlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Wilson Dam 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 Wilson Dam 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 Dam and extending to:

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wilson Dam to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'