Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Norala Junction:
  • 34.719534, -87.659474
  • 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 Norala Junction

• 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
  • Since Norala Junction is near Lauderdale County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Norala Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Norala Junction ...

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.

• Cave Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cave Spring is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Florence Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
• Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
• Hobgood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hobgood is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
• Houston Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
• James
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • James is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Manor Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Manor Haven is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Haven
• Milk Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Milk Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk Springs
• Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Muscle Shoals
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <1>
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Valley Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Grove is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
• Woodlawn Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights

How Far From Norala Junction 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 Norala Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Norala Junction to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'