Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bolte:
  • 34.148710, -86.808333
  • 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 Bolte

• 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 Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
  • Since Bolte is near Blount County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Bolte

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolte ...

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.

• Berlin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Center Community
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Center Community is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Community
• Dodge City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge City is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
• Dyers Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dyers Crossroads is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Crossroads
• Gold Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gold Ridge is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
• Good Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grandview is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Longview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Longview is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Pleasant View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Providence is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Steppville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Steppville is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppville
• Terrace Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Terrace Heights is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
• Trimble
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Trimble is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble

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

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

• Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Bolte to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'