Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gnatville:
  • 33.995378, -85.676075
  • 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 Gnatville

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Gnatville is near Calhoun County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Gnatville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gnatville ...

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.

• Ballplay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ballplay is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
• Couch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Couch is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
• Dailey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dailey is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
• Frog Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Frog Mountain is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Mountain
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Irene ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Irene is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
• Maxwellborn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Maxwellborn is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwellborn
• Mink ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mink is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
• Pleasant Gap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pope is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Possum Trot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Possum Trot is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
  • Prices
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Prices is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices
  • Spring Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
  • Turkey Town ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
  • Wood Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wood Ferry is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Ferry

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

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

• Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gnatville to Centre, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 586 miles [943.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'