Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Zubers:
  • 33.231960, -86.300712
  • 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 Zubers

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zubers ...

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.

• Erratta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Erratta is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grove Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove Park is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Indian Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
• Minor Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
• Mount Sharon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
• Papertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Papertown is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papertown
• Pleasant Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Risers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Risers is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risers
• Sunrise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunrise is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

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

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

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zubers to Talladega, with an average speed<2> 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 59 miles [95 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 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 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'