Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Narrows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Narrows and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Narrows
- 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 Narrows:
- 34.907584, -86.030537
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Narrows
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Narrows is near Franklin County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Narrows ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Narrows.
Within Alabama, the name Narrows is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Narrows lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Narrows that is located in Jackson County.
- Maryland
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Narrows lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Narrows that is located in Jackson County.
- Ontario
- This Narrows lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Narrows that is located in Jackson County.
- Oregon
- Harney County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Narrows [Harney County].
- Linn County
- This Narrows is located in Linn County and lies 2,041 miles [3,284.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Narrows that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Narrows.
- Virginia
- Giles County
- This Narrows is located in Giles County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Narrows that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Narrows.
- Roanoke County
- This Narrows is located in Roanoke County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km] to the east northeast of the Narrows that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Narrows.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Narrows ...
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.
- Bass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Cave Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Jackson County
- Hytop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Jack Lane ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
- Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
- Kyles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Jackson County
- Skyline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Sunset ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Narrows 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 Narrows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Narrows once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Narrows and extending to:
- Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Narrows to Scottsboro, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Narrows could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Narrows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Narrows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9076, Longitude: -86.0305 In this case, the coordinates for Narrows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Narrows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Narrows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.027 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.671 degrees. |