Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bartlett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bartlett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bartlett
- 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 Bartlett:
- 34.187873, -86.257757
- 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 Bartlett
- 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 Bartlett is near Etowah County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Bartlett ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Bartlett.
Within Alabama, the name Bartlett is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Bartlett is located in DuPage County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the north of the Bartlett that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Bartlett.
- Peoria County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bartlett [Peoria County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Athens County
- Although located in Athens County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Bartlett.
- Coshocton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Bartlett.
- Washington County
- This Bartlett is located in Washington County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bartlett that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bartlett.
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bartlett ...
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.
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Marshall County
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Mays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Needmore
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Nixon Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Chapel
- Nixon Chapel is located in Marshall County
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Marshall County
- Rabbit Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Etowah County
- Street ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
How Far From Bartlett 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 Bartlett 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 Bartlett once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bartlett and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bartlett to Guntersville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bartlett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bartlett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1879, Longitude: -86.2578 In this case, the coordinates for Bartlett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bartlett 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bartlett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bartlett 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 313.387 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.046 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.93 degrees. |