Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arab:
  • 34.343149, -86.504433
  • 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 Arab

• 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 North Arab is near Cullman County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Arab

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Arab ...

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.

• Egypt
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Egypt is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Friendship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Grassy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grassy is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
• Hog Jaw
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
• Joppa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Joppa is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <1>
• May Apple ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • May Apple is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Apple
• Neighbors Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Neighbors Mill is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neighbors Mill
• Oleander
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oleander is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
• Rice
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
• Scant City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scant City is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
• Thrasher Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Thrasher Crossroads is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Crossroads
• Union Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Grove <1>
• Union Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From North Arab 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 North Arab 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 Arab and extending to:

• Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from North Arab to Guntersville, with an average speed<3> 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 136 miles [218.9 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'