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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 North Alabama Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Alabama Junction 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 North Alabama Junction:
- 33.282338, -87.285833
- 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 North Alabama 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since North Alabama Junction is near Bibb County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 North Alabama Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Alabama 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.
- Bibbville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Bucksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bucksville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Bull City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Caffee Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caffee Junction is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffee Junction
- Cedar Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Chambers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chambers is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Cottondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
- Deep Wood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Wood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Wood
- Eastern Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastern Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
- Fleetwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fleetwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Green Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hillview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hurricane Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Hills
- Johns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Mud Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Old Mill Trace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mill Trace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Trace
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
How Far From North Alabama Junction 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 community such as North Alabama 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 North Alabama Junction and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Alabama Junction to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- North Alabama Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 North Alabama Junction 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 North Alabama Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2823, Longitude: -87.2858 In this case, the coordinates for North Alabama Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.952 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.574 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.54 degrees. |
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