Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Johns:
  • 33.368032, -87.100895
  • 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 Johns

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Johns ...

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.

• Black Diamond
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Black Diamond is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
• Bucksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bucksville is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
• Flint Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flint Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Hickory Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hueytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <1>
• Johns
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Johns is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
• Lake View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mud Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pine Crest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Red Hill Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Hill Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Heights
• Valley Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
• Virginia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Virginia is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia

How Far From North Johns 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 town such as North Johns 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 Johns and extending to:

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Johns to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 82 miles [132 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 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'