Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marcoot:
  • 32.957902, -85.489118
  • 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 Marcoot

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

Communities Also Named Marcoot ...

We found one communities that are also named Marcoot.

Within Alabama, the name Marcoot is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Marcoot in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Reynolds County
    • This Marcoot is located in Reynolds County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marcoot that is located in Chambers County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Marcoot.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marcoot ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Chapel Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Frog Eye
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
• Milltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Milltown is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Persons Bridge ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Persons Bridge is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons Bridge
• Rock Fence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Fence is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence
• Tiller Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiller Crossroads is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Crossroads
• Union Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Wait Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wait Ferry is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marcoot and extending to:

• LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Marcoot to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'