Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yacht Club Bay:
  • 33.290394, -87.500283
  • 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 Yacht Club Bay

• 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Since Yacht Club Bay is near Jefferson County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Yacht Club Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yacht Club Bay ...

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.

• Burnt Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnt Pine is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Pine
• Cherrywood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Chestnut Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Covey Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
• Elm Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elm Ridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge
• Flatwoods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Four Winds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Winds is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
• Fox Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Run is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Green Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Green Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Heritage Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• High Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • High Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hillview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillview is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Indian Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Kennedy Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kennedy Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
  • Mariners Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mariners Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
  • Riverchase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
  • Riverview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Riverview is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Riverwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Rollingwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Roselawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
  • Smoke Rise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Smoke Rise is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
  • Vista Granda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vista Granda is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Granda
  • Warrior Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
  • Wood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village

How Far From Yacht Club Bay to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Yacht Club Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Yacht Club Bay to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'