Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mountainboro:
  • 34.144114, -86.131340
  • 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 Mountainboro

• 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 Mountainboro is near Marshall County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Mountainboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountainboro ...

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.

• Aurora
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurora is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
• Cave Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Egypt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Egypt is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Happy Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Happy Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
• Littleton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Littleton is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Maryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maryville is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
• Mays
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mays is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
• Noble Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
• Pulltight
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulltight is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
• Red Apple ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Apple is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
• Rockledge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockledge is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Union is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mountainboro to Gadsden, with an average speed<2> 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 122 miles [196.3 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 601 miles [967.2 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 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'