Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nixon Chapel:
  • 34.203984, -86.384706
  • 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 Nixon Chapel

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nixon Chapel ...

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.

• Big Spring ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Big Spring is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Bright Star
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bright Star is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
• Craig
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Craig is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• Diamond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Diamond is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Fowler ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fowler is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• High Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • High Point is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Highmound
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Highmound is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
• Hopewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Old Snead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Old Snead is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Snead
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Red Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Reedbrake ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
• Street ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Street is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street

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

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

• Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nixon Chapel to Guntersville, 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 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 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'