Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pass:
  • 32.426804, -86.268302
  • 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 Pass

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

Communities Also Named North Pass ...

We found one communities that are also named North Pass.

Within Alabama, the name North Pass is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named North Pass in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Tangipahoa Parish
    • This North Pass is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Pass that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of North Pass.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Pass ...

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.

• Eastern Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
• Flatwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Garden Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Johnstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• King Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • King Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
• Morningview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Morningview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
• Open Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Open Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Acres
• Timbers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Pass and extending to:

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from North Pass to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'