Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boxtel:
  • 34.018708, -86.268035
  • 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 Boxtel

• 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Since Boxtel is near Blount County and also Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair 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 Boxtel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boxtel ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Alice is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
• Bird ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bird is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
• Egypt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Egypt is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Gallant
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gallant is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
• Gilbert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gilbert is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Hopper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hopper is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
• Maudlin ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maudlin is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudlin
• Mays
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mays is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
• Moodys Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moodys Chapel is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Chapel
• New Home
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Home is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
• Nix ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Nix is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
• Redbud
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Redbud is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
• Walnut Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people

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

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

• Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Boxtel to Gadsden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 113 miles [181.9 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 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'