Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Minor Hill:
  • 35.055342, -87.157653
  • 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 Minor Hill

• 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Since Minor Hill is near Limestone County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Minor Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minor Hill ...

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.

• Fall River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fall River is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fall River
  • From Minor Hill to Fall River
• Good Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Good Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
• Goodspring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodspring is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
• Gourdsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gourdsville is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourdsville
• Lester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lester
  • From Minor Hill to Lester
• Minnow Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Minnow Ford is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnow Ford
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Peach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Peach is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
• Scarce Grease
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Scarce Grease is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarce Grease
• Sugar ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
• Union Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Minor Hill 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 city such as Minor Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Minor Hill to Pulaski, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'