Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Noble Hill:
  • 34.082041, -86.106919
  • 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 Noble Hill

• 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 Noble Hill 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 Noble Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Noble Hill ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aurora is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
• Cave Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Crudup
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crudup is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
• Egypt
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Egypt is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Happy Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Happy Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
• Happy Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Happy Hollow is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
• Lester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lester is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Littleton
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Littleton is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Maryville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Maryville is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mays
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mays is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rockledge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rockledge is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Scenic Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
  • Shady Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Walnut Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Park is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park

How Far From Noble Hill 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 Noble Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Noble Hill to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 602 miles [968.8 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 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'