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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Noah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Noah and the surrounding area.
- 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 Noah:
- 34.132365, -85.558451
- 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 Noah
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Noah is near Floyd County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Noah
Communities Also Named Noah ...
We found ten communities that are also named Noah.
Within Alabama, the name Noah is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yuma County
- This Noah is located in Yuma County and lies 1,638 miles [2,636.1 km]<1> to the west of the Noah that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Noah.
- Arkansas
- Newton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Noah [Newton County].
- Georgia
- Jefferson County
- This Noah is located in Jefferson County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Noah that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Noah.
- Indiana
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Noah [Shelby County].
- Kentucky
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Noah [Lewis County].
- Mississippi
- Lafayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Noah [Lafayette County].
- Missouri
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Noah [Henry County].
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Noah is located in Coffee County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Noah that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Noah.
- Texas
- Upshur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Noah [Upshur County].
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Noah [Kanawha County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Noah ...
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.
- Alexis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Bauxite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bauxite is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Billy Goat Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cornwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cornwall is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cornwall Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Furnace is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
- Edwards Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Frog Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frog Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Mountain
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Key
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Key is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Kirk's Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pathkiller Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pathkiller Cove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathkiller Cove
- Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Rock Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Tucker Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
How Far From Noah 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 Noah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Noah and extending to:
- Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Noah to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Noah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Noah 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Noah to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Noah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1324, Longitude: -85.5585 In this case, the coordinates for Noah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.551 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.66 degrees. |
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