Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elmore:
  • 32.556522, -86.319138
  • 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 Elmore

• 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Since North Elmore is near Autauga County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Elmore

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Elmore ...

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.

• Blueberry Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blueberry Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
• Cold Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Great Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Great Oaks is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
• Hughes Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Ferry
• Kingswood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Prattville Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
• Quail Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Quail Run is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Riddle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Riddle is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Robinson Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
• Rose Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Stoney Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Stoney Point is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Tarwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tarwater is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarwater

How Far From North Elmore 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 North Elmore to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies just to the East.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from North Elmore to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'