Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Zion City:
  • 33.582048, -86.729989
  • 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 Zion City

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Zion City is near Blount County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Zion City

Communities Also Named Zion City ...

We found one communities that are also named Zion City.

Within Alabama, the name Zion City is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Zion City in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • This Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Zion City that is located in Jefferson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Zion City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zion City ...

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.

• Airport Highlands
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Airport Highlands is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Highlands
• Danville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Danville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Five Points East
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Five Points East is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points East
• Gate City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gate City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
• Kingsway Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kingsway Terrace is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Terrace
• Marks Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
• Mountain Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
• Plain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Plain View is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
• Spring Garden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
• Trotwood Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Trotwood Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood Park
• Woodlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
• Woodlawn Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zion City and extending to:

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Zion City 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 5 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 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'