Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wiregrass Hills:
  • 31.161844, -85.382155
  • 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 Wiregrass Hills

• 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Wiregrass Hills is near Geneva County and also Dale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale 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 Wiregrass Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wiregrass Hills ...

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.

• Chickasaw Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
• Clark Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clark Crossroads is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Crossroads
• Cottondale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cottondale is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
• Forest Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Melody Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Melody Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
• Parish
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Parish is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <1>
• Shady Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Heights is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
• Silver Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Meadows is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
• Stadium Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stadium Place is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Place
• Tabernacle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tabernacle is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle

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

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

• Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the North.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Wiregrass Hills to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'