Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North
- 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 North:
- 34.411201, -86.274149
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since North is near Madison County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named North ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name North.
Within Alabama, the name North is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of North [Davidson County].
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of North [Shelby County].
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of North [Arlington County].
- Essex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of North [Essex County].
- Gloucester County
- This North is located in Gloucester County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the North that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of North.
- Mathews County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of North [Mathews County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near North ...
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.
- Claysville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Marshall County
- Cottonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Glen Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Marshall County
- Henryville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Hide Away Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hide Away Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide Away Acres
- Hide Away Acres is located in Marshall County
- Holiday Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Holiday Shores is located in Marshall County
- Honey Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Ferry
- Honey Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Honeycomb Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeycomb Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycomb Park
- Honeycomb Park is located in Marshall County
- Little New York
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little New York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
- Little New York is located in Marshall County
- Playground Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playground Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playground Shores
- Playground Shores is located in Marshall County
- Town Creek Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Ferry
- Town Creek Ferry is located in Marshall County
How Far From North 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 North to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of North once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in North and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from North to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that North could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4112, Longitude: -86.2741 In this case, the coordinates for North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from North to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.408 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.101 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.886 degrees. |