Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nectar:
  • 33.973555, -86.622837
  • 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 Nectar

• 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Nectar is near Cullman County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Nectar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nectar ...

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.

• Blow Gourd
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blow Gourd is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blow Gourd
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fowler Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fowler Spring is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Spring
• Gum Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• High Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • High Rock is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
• Joy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Joy is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Little Warrior
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Little Warrior is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
• Locust Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Locust Fork is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Fork <1>
• River Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • River Bend is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
• Sky Ball
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sky Ball is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ball
• Sugar Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek

How Far From Nectar to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Nectar to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nectar and extending to:

• Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Nectar to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'